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Labour in Malaysia: Flexibility, policy-making and regulated borders

  • Amarjit Kaur

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    Abstract

    Labour migration has been a significant policy issue in Malaysian history since the late nineteenth century and continues to dominate policy-making, security concerns and migration management. Immigration played a pivotal role in the growth of wage labour and shaped labour practices and regimes in various sectors. Crucially, it led to major demographic changes and transformed Malaysia into an immigrant nation.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationRoutledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia
    EditorsMeredith L Weiss
    Place of PublicationLondon, United Kingdom
    PublisherRoutledge
    Pages214-225
    Edition1
    ISBN (Print)9780415816731, 9781315756240
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
      SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

    Keywords

    • Economic History
    • Labour Economics
    • Government and Politics of Asia and the Pacific

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