IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/mig/journl/v19y2022i4p475-488.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Foreign Workers’ Recruitment and Reconsideration of Crucial Factors: A Sequential Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study of Migrant Labourers in Malaysia

Author

Listed:
  • Sheikh Mohammad Maniruzzaman Al Masud

    (Centre for Human Sciences, Universiti Malaysia PAHANG, Malaysia)

  • Rohana Binti Hamzah

    (Centre for Human Sciences, Universiti Malaysia PAHANG, Malaysia)

  • Hasan Ahmad

    (Centre for Human Sciences, Universiti Malaysia PAHANG, Malaysia)

Abstract

Malaysia has witnessed an influx of foreign workers, mainly due to its rapidly expanding economy. However, low-skilled or uneducated migrants prevail in the labour market, which places immense pressure on the Malaysian economy. This study aimed to identify some crucial factors related to foreign workers requiring reconsideration at the recruitment phase. It was a sequential exploratory mixed-method study. Data were collected using qualitative (in-depth interviews) and quantitative (face-to-face surveys) methods. The study found that some recruitment factors should be reassessed, such as fixing the minimum educational qualification at the recruitment level, mandatory skill tests and compulsory pre-departure training for selected workers. The findings of this study will help in redesigning foreign worker recruitment policies. Moreover, the results will also assist in guiding the sustainable enhancement of workforce contributions to society and the Malaysian economy.

Suggested Citation

  • Sheikh Mohammad Maniruzzaman Al Masud & Rohana Binti Hamzah & Hasan Ahmad, 2022. "Foreign Workers’ Recruitment and Reconsideration of Crucial Factors: A Sequential Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study of Migrant Labourers in Malaysia," Migration Letters, Migration Letters, vol. 19(4), pages 475-488, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:mig:journl:v:19:y:2022:i:4:p:475-488
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v19i4.2170
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://journals.tplondon.com/ml/article/view/2170/1875
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v19i4.2170?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:mig:journl:v:19:y:2022:i:4:p:475-488. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: ML (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.migrationletters.com/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.