TY - CHAP
T1 - Malaysia
T2 - Labour migration, irregular movements and regional policies
AU - Kaur, Amarjit
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Malaysia is an important destination for economic migrants and has been open to migrant labour and foreign investment since the late nineteenth century. Whereas Chinese and Indian workers dominated the earlier colonial migration flows, currently Southeast Asian and other Asian migrants represent about 25 percent of Malaysia's workforce. Unlike other traditional migration countries, the temporary migration route dominates migration to the country. The combination of greater regional integration and rapid socioeconomic development in the region has also transformed the causes and contexts of labour mobility, which have shaped present policies on temporary migration.
AB - Malaysia is an important destination for economic migrants and has been open to migrant labour and foreign investment since the late nineteenth century. Whereas Chinese and Indian workers dominated the earlier colonial migration flows, currently Southeast Asian and other Asian migrants represent about 25 percent of Malaysia's workforce. Unlike other traditional migration countries, the temporary migration route dominates migration to the country. The combination of greater regional integration and rapid socioeconomic development in the region has also transformed the causes and contexts of labour mobility, which have shaped present policies on temporary migration.
KW - Public Policy
KW - Comparative Government and Politics
KW - Australian Government and Politics
UR - http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/213906982
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9789089645388
SN - 9789048519071
T3 - Global Asia
SP - 75
EP - 98
BT - Migration and Integration in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Australia: A Comparative Perspective
A2 - Pietsch, Juliet
A2 - Clark, Marshall
PB - Amsterdam University Press
CY - Amsterdam, Netherlands
ER -