Labour composition, productivity and skills development in the Malaysian furniture sector
Labour resources are important in ensuring the successful completion of a project. The nature of furniture manufacturing in Malaysia are labor intensive. Unskilled foreign worker that dominate the workforce resulted in poor quality of project and low productivity. This study aimed to find out the...
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| Format: | Project Paper Report |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/84808/1/FH%202019%2051.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/84808/ |
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| Summary: | Labour resources are important in ensuring the successful completion of a
project. The nature of furniture manufacturing in Malaysia are labor intensive.
Unskilled foreign worker that dominate the workforce resulted in poor quality
of project and low productivity. This study aimed to find out the current trend
of labour composition, productivity and skills development, determine the
reasons for foreign workers dominating the labour force and identify the
challenges in recruitment and improving productivity in the Malaysian furniture
sector. The study was carried out using questionnaires forms which contain
selection of short and predetermined as well as Likert scale answers. The data
was analyzed using average index method and frequency analysis. The result
of this study show that factors that drive the employers to employ foreign
workers is caused by affordable hiring cost and the challenge of improving
productivity is the flip-flopping of government policy. |
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