Negative impact induced by foreign workers: Evidence in Malaysian construction sector

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aut.relation.endpage443
aut.relation.issue4
aut.relation.startpage433
aut.relation.volume36
aut.researcherWood, Lincoln
dc.contributor.authorAbdul-Rahman, H
dc.contributor.authorWang, C
dc.contributor.authorWood, LC
dc.contributor.authorLow, SF
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-01T08:04:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-01T09:42:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-01T09:50:51Z
dc.date.available2013-03-01T08:04:24Z
dc.date.available2013-03-01T09:42:19Z
dc.date.available2013-03-01T09:50:51Z
dc.date.copyright2012
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThough foreign workers served to overcome the labor shortage in the Malaysian construction market, over-dependence on foreign workers and the negative impacts induced have become a serious social problem. The aims of this research are to identify those negative impacts induced by foreign workers in the Malaysian construction market and to determine strategies in minimizing these negative impacts. Data were collected through a structured interview and survey. The questionnaires were delegated to professionals in construction projects who have direct contacts with foreign workers. Only respondents from those companies registered under the CIDB grade G7 were chosen for this survey. There were 117 sets of questionnaires completed and analyzed through the structured interviews. The three principal factors attracting foreign workers to the Malaysian construction market are “Preference of the employers”, “Lifestyle and working conditions”, and “Unattractiveness of the career pathway”. The main negative impacts induced by foreign workers are “Over-dependence on foreign workers”, “Increment in criminal activities or social problems”, and “Existence of illegal workers”. This research proposes that strategies such as “Attract local workers into the construction industry”, “Industrialized Building Systems”, “Eliminate illegal migration”, and “Improve governance structure” would be successful in minimizing negative impacts induced by foreign workers.
dc.identifier.citationHabitat International, vol.36(4), pp.433 - 443
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.03.002
dc.identifier.issn0197-3975
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/5206
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.replaceshttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/5203
dc.relation.replaces10292/5203
dc.relation.replaceshttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/5205
dc.relation.replaces10292/5205
dc.rightsCopyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in (see Citation). Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. The definitive version was published in (see Citation). The original publication is available at (see Publisher's Version).
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectForeign worker
dc.subjectIllegal migration
dc.subjectNegative impact
dc.subjectConstruction market
dc.subjectOver-dependence on foreign works
dc.subjectImposed levy
dc.titleNegative impact induced by foreign workers: Evidence in Malaysian construction sector
dc.typeJournal Article
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