COVID-19 IN MALAYSIA: PROTECTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN THIS PANDEMIC SITUATION

Authors

  • Md. Tuhin Mia International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Sharmin Jahan Putul University of Malaya

Abstract

Covid-19 Pandemic is an alarming situation of the job market, especially for migrant workers in the world. The country Malaysia already is suffering critical condition in terms of facing coronavirus as well as migrant workers joblessness extremely. Migrant workers have contributed enormously for the rapid development of this country. During lockdown for this pandemic, the worst thing is companies are terminating the employment contract with foreign workers without any prior notice. This article will find out problems migrant workers are facing during the covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia and their protection by the government and other institutions based on secondary data collection.

Author Biographies

Md. Tuhin Mia, International Islamic University Malaysia

PhD Candidate, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah Of Laws, IIUM

Sharmin Jahan Putul, University of Malaya

PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, UM

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Published

2020-09-01

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Mia, M. T., & Putul, S. J. . (2020). COVID-19 IN MALAYSIA: PROTECTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN THIS PANDEMIC SITUATION. Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities, 6(3), 21–32. Retrieved from https://aarcentre.com/ojs3/index.php/jaash/article/view/212

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2020)

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