Migrant Workers

“Like my own children???: Cross-border motherhood of Filipina domestic helpers in Malaysia

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The paper aims to explore the phenomenon of female transmigration from the Philippines to Malaysia, particularly in relation to the import of their widespread employment in domestic service. This new diaspora provides extended dimensions to the studies of women’s participation in the labour market, household and reproduction across national boundaries.  Publication: 4th International Malaysian Studies … Read more

The need for a clear long-term Foreign Labour Policy

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Migrant workers will, no doubt, continue to feature strongly in the Malaysian economy for some time. In this respect, Malaysia needs a clear and comprehensive long-term foreign labour policy, setting out the short-medium- and long-term targets and strategies that would be consistent with its restructuring goals of shifting towards high tech and skill industries. And … Read more

Migrant Workers in Malaysia: An Overview

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Malaysia is a net importer of migrant workers. It exports highly-skilled labour on a long-term or permanent basis and imports low to medium-skilled contract migrant workers. The latter form an overwhelming majority of cross-border labour flows and the incidence of irregular migration is high among the less-educated and less-skilled migrants. Hence, the policy focus on … Read more