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The Malaysian Government’s Actions in Improving and Protecting the Rights of Foreign Workers in Peninsular Malaysia

The rapid economic development has resulted in an influx of foreign workers in this country. Without their sweat, the construction of skyscraper buildings cannot be completed on time.low wages and their dedication in work make the employers prefer foreign workers compared to local workers. It is com...

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Main Authors: Megat Latif, Hairuddin, Syed Abas, Sharifah Fauhah, Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina
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Published: College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2016
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spelling my.uum.repo.239792018-04-29T01:39:33Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/23979/ The Malaysian Government’s Actions in Improving and Protecting the Rights of Foreign Workers in Peninsular Malaysia Megat Latif, Hairuddin Syed Abas, Sharifah Fauhah Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina K Law (General) The rapid economic development has resulted in an influx of foreign workers in this country. Without their sweat, the construction of skyscraper buildings cannot be completed on time.low wages and their dedication in work make the employers prefer foreign workers compared to local workers. It is common for some employers to give bad treatment towards the foreign workers. Foreign workers have been denied the rights to wages, rest days, public holidays and other benefits under the law in Peninsular Malaysia.The objective of this research is to identify the actions of the Malaysian Government in improving and protecting the rights of foreign workers in Malaysia.This research used doctrinal research and the researchers used the primary and secondary data. The data comprise articles from journals, textbooks, and newspaper cutting.All the data collected have analysed descriptively and critically.The findings of the research showed that there have been violations of the rights of foreign workers in Peninsular Malaysia.The violation are as follows: violation of the right under a contract of service, violation of the right complaint against discrimination, violation of the right in dismissal, violation of the right in payment of wages, and violation in relation to working hours, rest day, public holidays and annual leave.The other violations of the right towards foreign workers are violation to safety, health and welfare at workplace which includes violation to basic rights, violation of the right to compensation and violation of right under the passport Act 1966.The researchers have identified the actions of the government in improving and protecting the rights of foreign workers in Peninsular Malaysia.The major actions taken by the Malaysian government are firstly, through administrative action, secondly, by improving and protecting the rights of foreign workers under relevant legislations, thirdly, by improving and protecting the right of foreign workers in safety and health at workplace, fourthly, through legislative actions, fifthly, through diplomatic actions and finally, indirectly through decisions of the courts. College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/23979/1/JGD%2012%202%202016%20195%20209.pdf Megat Latif, Hairuddin and Syed Abas, Sharifah Fauhah and Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina (2016) The Malaysian Government’s Actions in Improving and Protecting the Rights of Foreign Workers in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Governance and Development, 12 (2). pp. 195-209. ISSN 2289-4756 http://jgd.uum.edu.my/index.php/current-issue
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Megat Latif, Hairuddin
Syed Abas, Sharifah Fauhah
Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina
The Malaysian Government’s Actions in Improving and Protecting the Rights of Foreign Workers in Peninsular Malaysia
description The rapid economic development has resulted in an influx of foreign workers in this country. Without their sweat, the construction of skyscraper buildings cannot be completed on time.low wages and their dedication in work make the employers prefer foreign workers compared to local workers. It is common for some employers to give bad treatment towards the foreign workers. Foreign workers have been denied the rights to wages, rest days, public holidays and other benefits under the law in Peninsular Malaysia.The objective of this research is to identify the actions of the Malaysian Government in improving and protecting the rights of foreign workers in Malaysia.This research used doctrinal research and the researchers used the primary and secondary data. The data comprise articles from journals, textbooks, and newspaper cutting.All the data collected have analysed descriptively and critically.The findings of the research showed that there have been violations of the rights of foreign workers in Peninsular Malaysia.The violation are as follows: violation of the right under a contract of service, violation of the right complaint against discrimination, violation of the right in dismissal, violation of the right in payment of wages, and violation in relation to working hours, rest day, public holidays and annual leave.The other violations of the right towards foreign workers are violation to safety, health and welfare at workplace which includes violation to basic rights, violation of the right to compensation and violation of right under the passport Act 1966.The researchers have identified the actions of the government in improving and protecting the rights of foreign workers in Peninsular Malaysia.The major actions taken by the Malaysian government are firstly, through administrative action, secondly, by improving and protecting the rights of foreign workers under relevant legislations, thirdly, by improving and protecting the right of foreign workers in safety and health at workplace, fourthly, through legislative actions, fifthly, through diplomatic actions and finally, indirectly through decisions of the courts.
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author Megat Latif, Hairuddin
Syed Abas, Sharifah Fauhah
Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina
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Syed Abas, Sharifah Fauhah
Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina
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title The Malaysian Government’s Actions in Improving and Protecting the Rights of Foreign Workers in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short The Malaysian Government’s Actions in Improving and Protecting the Rights of Foreign Workers in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full The Malaysian Government’s Actions in Improving and Protecting the Rights of Foreign Workers in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr The Malaysian Government’s Actions in Improving and Protecting the Rights of Foreign Workers in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The Malaysian Government’s Actions in Improving and Protecting the Rights of Foreign Workers in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort malaysian government’s actions in improving and protecting the rights of foreign workers in peninsular malaysia
publisher College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia
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