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Why Accuracy In Labour Statistics Is Important
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19:00, 15 Jun 2022
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Guest: Dr Niaz Asadullah, Southeast Asia Lead at the Global Labor Organisation, Professor of Economics at Monash University Malaysia
According to economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Malaysian data on labour and foreign workers are inaccurate. Based on telco estimates, there are about 6.7 million foreign workers but based on labour data, there are about 15 million people in Malaysia's labour force, of which only 2.2 million are foreign workers. We speak to Dr Niaz Asadullah about this disparity in numbers and discuss the importance of getting it right.
Image Source: Nikolai Lapshin, Pexels
Presenter: Lee Chwi Lynn
Producer: Natasha Fusil
foreign labour
jomo kwame sundaram
malaysia
foreign workers
migrant workers
undocumented workers
statistics
immigration
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15 mins
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19:00, 15 Jun 2022
Guest: Dr Niaz Asadullah, Southeast Asia Lead at the Global Labor Organisation, Professor of Economics at Monash University Malaysia
According to economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Malaysian data on labour and foreign workers are inaccurate. Based on telco estimates, there are about 6.7 million foreign workers but based on labour data, there are about 15 million people in Malaysia's labour force, of which only 2.2 million are foreign workers. We speak to Dr Niaz Asadullah about this disparity in numbers and discuss the importance of getting it right.
Image Source: Nikolai Lapshin, Pexels
Presenter: Lee Chwi Lynn
Producer: Natasha Fusil
foreign labour
jomo kwame sundaram
malaysia
foreign workers
migrant workers
undocumented workers
statistics
immigration
Share:
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