Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hamid, Zarinah, Abdullah, Moha Asri, Zainuddin, Zaiti Akma, Ibrahim, Maznah
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: [s.n.] 2009
• Subjects: HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class; HM711 Groups and organizations
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/26490/1/Muslim_Foreign_Workers-Final_version_for_submission_to_Research_Centre_IIUM.docx; http://irep.iium.edu.my/26490/

It is generally believed that Malaysia achieves its economic growth due to the cheap labor supplied by low-skilled foreign migrant workers. However, some believed that they have been exploited and their rights as workers have been ignored, i.e., they have worked in a poor working environment and liv...