The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hamid, Zarinah, Abdullah, Moha Asri, Zainuddin, Zaiti Akma, Ibrahim, Maznah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serials Publiations 2010
• Subjects: HC94 By region or country
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3601/3/The_working_environment_and_living.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3601/; http://www.serialspublications.com/contentnormal.asp?jid=348&jtype=1

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...