Labour utilization of Indonesian workers in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ko-Hsin Lai, 賴可欣
• Other Authors: 蔡青龍
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/73439281883515021065

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 東南亞研究所碩士班 === 98 === Since the 1980s Malaysia has adopted several policies to manage foreign workers, particularly on those irregular workers from Indonesia. The objective of this paper is to explore the effects to laborer''s utilization of Indonesian workers under Malaysia''s foreign labor policy. The major instruments used to control and regulate the inflows of migrant workers include bilateral agreements with Indonesia, ban on the Indonesia’s work permits, and impose the annual levy on foreign workers. The policies to eliminate irregular migration include ban on the intake of foreign workers and amnesty to undocumented workers and enhance surveillance on irregular entry and employment. The 1997 financial crisis precipitated a steep recession in 1998, altered the state response towards irregular Indonesia migration. The research findings are the followings：(1)Stringent regulations, though successful deterrence of illegal Indonesian workers returned to Indonesia, but failed to stop the illegal smuggling of Indonesian workers, because in order to work, unemployed Indonesian workers willing to take risks.(2)As the legal migrant workers bring considerable tax revenue to the Government of Malaysia, it has since the economic downturn put greater emphasis on the implementation of legalization for foreign workers.(3)Because Indonesian labor is cheaper than Malaysian, Malaysia is relatively more relaxed on the control over the illegal labor.(4)It was difficult for the Government of Malaysia to refuse Indonesian workers, due to fact that non-skilled and low-tech industries in Malaysia need Indonesian workers for cheap labor.