Mistreatment of migrant construction workers : Trajectory from the past to the present and into the future

• Main Authors: Abdul Rashid, Abdul Aziz, AbdulLateef, Olanrewaju, Poline, Bala
• Other Authors: Edmundo, Werna
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2024
• Subjects: GN Anthropology; H Social Sciences (General); HM Sociology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43565/3/The%20Built%20Environment.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43565/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Labour migration is as old as human history. Based on current and centuries old practices, labour abuse in the construction industry is perhaps as old as humankind. With demographic changes in developed nations and poverty which afflicts labour -rich countries, labour migration is expected to conti...