Labour Discrimination in Malaysia: Passage Out of the Gridlock?
Aun, Lee Hwok | May 2017
Abstract
Labour discrimination poses complex, prickly and necessary questions for Malaysia. With widespread discontent over graduate unemployment and limited job opportunities, it looks set to be a campaign issue in the country's 14th General Elections, due by mid-2018 but expected earlier.1 Allegations of racial discrimination recur in popular discourses, fuelled by assertions that racial identity excludes some from getting interviewed, hired, or promoted. The rhetoric polarizes. Opposing sides stake out unyielding positions, select evidence that reinforces preconceived notions and assert one group as the victim and the other as the culprit. Commonly, Malays decry discrimination in the private sector, while non-Malays retort by claiming discrimination in the public sector. Both positions have their merits and biases, but talk past each other and perpetuate a stalemate.
Citation
Aun, Lee Hwok. 2017. Labour Discrimination in Malaysia: Passage Out of the Gridlock?. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7020.ISSN
2335-6677
Keywords
Comparative Analysis
Social Research
Sex Discrimination
Employment Discrimination
Women's Rights
Equal Opportunity
Equal Pay
Feminism
Men's Role
Women's Role
Institutional Framework
Business Management
Corporate Restructuring
Gender
Gender Bias
Gender Differences
Gender Discrimination
Gender Equality
Gender Gaps
Gender Inequality
Gender Issues
Gender Relations
Gender Roles
Assessing Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Reform
Governance Models
Gender-based analysis
Sex differences
Job bias
Equal employment opportunity
Fair employment practice
Job discrimination
Affirmative action programs
Sex dicrimination against women
Pay equity
Sexism
Equal rights amendment
Emancipation of women
Equal rights
Women's movements
Personnel management
Corporate reorganizations
Intergovernmental cooperation
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