This article reviews some official measures introduced in the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore to attract or regulate foreign investment. Employer and trade union attitudes toward the legal framework of industrial relations where the subsidiaries operate; Personnel policies and practices of multinational companies (MNC); International solidarity action by the employees of MNC. [Download]
Category: Labour
Sweat Labor’ and Wages in Malaysian Manufacturing.
This article discusses the presence of sweat labor and the need to introduce minimum-wage legislation in Malaysia. Basic and gross hourly wage rates by legal status and industry group; Efficiency in the use of nonlabor inputs; Degree of capital intensity and foreign ownership among incorporated establishments; Increase in wage rates in the unincorporated establishments; Relationship… Continue reading Sweat Labor’ and Wages in Malaysian Manufacturing.
Union Strategy in the Indonesian and Malaysian Postal Industries
This article explores the implementation of Gahan’s (1998) model on union strategy which consists of union aims, union methods, union tactics, and level of decision-making. Empirical data are provided from a qualitative analysis in the Indonesian and Malaysian postal industries. Research findings reveal that consultancy unionism is playing important roles in explaining the relationships among… Continue reading Union Strategy in the Indonesian and Malaysian Postal Industries
Warganegara Asing dan Kemiskinan di Malaysia
The article explore the relationship between migrant worker and poverty rate in Malaysia. Publication: 4th International Malaysian Studies Conference; 3-5 August 2004, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. Author: Norinah Mohd Ali. Download
“Like my own children???: Cross-border motherhood of Filipina domestic helpers in Malaysia
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… Continue reading “Like my own children???: Cross-border motherhood of Filipina domestic helpers in Malaysia
The need for a clear long-term Foreign Labour Policy
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… Continue reading The need for a clear long-term Foreign Labour Policy
Migrant Workers in Malaysia: An Overview
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… Continue reading Migrant Workers in Malaysia: An Overview
Human Resource: Issues & Challenges, Prospects For Growth
Human resource is the key issue for many developing as well as developed countries. Its availability, whether skilled or unskilled is a determining factor for the inflow of foreign direct investments (FDIs) to many developing nations. Human resource is also an important factor in determining the competitiveness of individual companies as well as a requirement… Continue reading Human Resource: Issues & Challenges, Prospects For Growth
Profiting from health testing on migrant workers
Why should migrant workers undergo mandatory health testing by private firm Fomema when expatriates and other classes of foreigners are not tested? Isn’t this discriminatory, dehumanising and a violation of migrants’ rights, asks CARAM Asia. Author: CARAM Asia. Publication: Aliran, 27 May 2008. Download
Socially constructed ethnic devision of labour_labour control in Taiwanese firms in Msia & Vietnam
Using fieldwork data from Taiwanese-owned factories in Malaysia and Vietnam, the authors argue that the labour regime based on ethnic division of labour is a function of the degree of proletarianization, which depends on the state’s policies and one’s social capital. State policy protects native Malay and Vietnamese, and excludes the rights of migrant workers,… Continue reading Socially constructed ethnic devision of labour_labour control in Taiwanese firms in Msia & Vietnam