COVID-19 Impact towards Domestic Immigrant Worker in Malaysia: Case Study in Petaling

Authors

  • Awang Azman bin Awang Pawi Department of Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • Nurul Asmaa Akmal binti Md Din Department of Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • Rosila Bee Mohd Hussain Department of Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Abstract

This research is conducted to observe the survival among domestic foreign workers in Malaysia. The objective of this research is to examine the survival of these domestic foreign workers before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. This article also analyses the strategy to overcome significant issues faced by these workers due to Covid-19. Grounded Theory is applied in this article to analyse the condition of foreign workers during and post Covid-19 pandemic. Methods that are used to gather preliminary data in this research are through observation and interview. These foreign workers always receive negative stereotypes within the community and the situation has worsened since the Covid-19 outbreak. However, these immigrants have to continue relying to any kind of available sources to sustain their life.

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Published

2022-06-01

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): The bridging on the trend of multidisciplinary between social and life science on tropical studies: beyond covid-19 pandemic

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