Ethical medical repatriation of guest workers: Criteria and challenges

• Main Authors: Voo, Teck-Chuan, Kaur, Sharon, Rajaraman, Natarajan
• Format: Article
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: HD Industries. Land use. Labor; JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/27012/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Healthcare facilities in receiving countries regularly encounter guest workers whose need for acute or subacute care triggers the prospect of termination of employment and repatriation. In these scenarios, country-specific migration and employment policies and norms of medical professionalism and et...