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The construction site as a multicultural workplace: a perspective of minority migrant workers in Brunei

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  • Djoen San Santoso

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Construction projects have become progressively multicultural, especially for countries with limited labour force where there is need to depend on migrant workers. This multicultural environment can easily create problems related to unfair treatment or discrimination. Focus group discussions were conducted with migrant workers from Indonesia and Thailand to examine factors directly and indirectly related to construction activities that need to be considered in a diverse nationality construction site, with a focus on the minority group. The study suggested that communication, wage segmentation, task assignment and trust, scapegoatism, and belief and religion are the important aspects needing to be carefully taken into account to have a constructive working and living environment in a multicultural project. Management should not overlook the above factors to avoid disenfranchizing minority workers.

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  • Djoen San Santoso, 2009. "The construction site as a multicultural workplace: a perspective of minority migrant workers in Brunei," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(6), pages 529-537.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:27:y:2009:i:6:p:529-537
    DOI: 10.1080/01446190902960482
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    1. Sainan Lyu & Carol K. H. Hon & Albert P. C. Chan & Francis K. W. Wong & Arshad Ali Javed, 2018. "Relationships among Safety Climate, Safety Behavior, and Safety Outcomes for Ethnic Minority Construction Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-16, March.
    2. Wan-Chen Lee & Natasia Shanice Chanaka & Charng-Cheng Tsaur & Jiune-Jye Ho, 2022. "Acculturation, Work-Related Stressors, and Respective Coping Strategies among Male Indonesian Migrant Workers in the Manufacturing Industry in Taiwan: A Post-COVID Investigation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-11, October.
    3. Md. Mohsin Reza & Thirunaukarasu Subramaniam & M. Rezaul Islam, 2019. "Economic and Social Well-Being of Asian Labour Migrants: A Literature Review," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 141(3), pages 1245-1264, February.

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