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- Title
Rights of Migrant Workers under Malaysian Employment Law.
- Authors
Hamid, Zuraini Ab; Abdul Shukor, Siti Fazilah; Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
- Abstract
Labour migration is an important global issue that largely affects the labour market. Malaysia is among the popular destination countries for labour migration in Asia. The number of migrant workers that consist of documented and undocumented workers is increasing every year due to rapid economic development that captivates job seekers from undeveloped countries. In this regard, migrant workers frequently fall into the trap of unscrupulous employers who exploit them for their own interests. These employers do not pay their wages as promised and deny them their employment rights. This case is basically treated as 'forced labour' or 'human trafficking' by the Malaysian authority. This paper identifies the Malaysia's legal framework of the employment of migrant workers. In addition, how to address the infringed rights of migrant workers is discussed in this paper. Although the framework deems comprehensive, it further recommends a stringent and fair law enforcement to combat exploitation towards migrant workers.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; LEGAL status of migrant labor; LABOR laws; LABOR mobility; LABOR market; FORCED labor
- Publication
Journal of East Asia & International Law, 2018, Vol 11, Issue 2, p359
- ISSN
1976-9229
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14330/jeail.2018.11.2.05