Open AccessThe Effect of Migration and Community on Quality of Life; Bangladeshi Construction Workers in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Md. Wahidul Haque,
Norizan Abdul Ghani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global journal of human social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-460X
DOI - 10.34257/gjhsscvol20is4pg15
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , quality of life (healthcare) , qualitative research , psychological resilience , community development , human resources , economic growth , community resilience , qualitative property , sociology , socioeconomics , gender studies , political science , psychology , resource (disambiguation) , nursing , medicine , social science , social psychology , economics , machine learning , computer science , law , computer network
Despitehaving substantial strategy and policy on human resource development, Bangladeshi (BD) workers in Malaysia mostly migrate in the unskilled category. Their capability development training in Malaysia takes place in an informal and unorthodox way through Community of Practice (CoP). This research attempts to investigate the effect of migration management and the workers training and community activities of Terengganu, the east coast of Malaysia, on the QoL of BD migrant workers. Thematic analysis is used in this qualitative research, with the help of atlas ti vers ion seven for data analysis. The research could hardly reveal any existence of community resilience, though hundreds of them are staying together in many construction sites. Meaning, they are staying together but forming a 'Solitary Community' and leading a lower QoL. The outcome of this research will be useful for experts to further enhance migration, capability expansion, and community development philosophy to improve the migrant workers QoL.