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Australia’s ASEAN worker scheme and Southeast Asia’s migrant labour dilemma
Posted By M Niaz Asadullah on November 24, 2021 @ 12:30
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[1] global manpower shortage: https://www2.deloitte.com/xe/en/insights/economy/global-labor-shortage.html
[2] exodus of millions of rural migrant workers: http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/singapur/16819.pdf
[3] largest decline: https://www.ft.com/content/def33cfe-45c7-4323-bd08-d4fc42051f09
[4] Vietnam: https://www.ft.com/content/a068f18f-7dab-4c3a-b183-4a782c93e709
[5] visa scheme: https://www.dfat.gov.au/people-people/international-labour-mobility/australian-agriculture-visa
[6] farm labour: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/asean-visa-scheme-to-tackle-farm-labour-crisis-20210615-p5812p
[7] Seasonal Worker Programme: https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/06/09/australias-seasonal-worker-programme-is-failing-workers-and-employers/
[8] first cohort: https://www.eurasiareview.com/13102021-australias-new-asean-farm-worker-visa-hits-snags-analysis/
[9] ruled out: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/10/16/ban-on-malaysians-working-in-aussie-farms-irrational-says-kula/
[10] demanded: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/10/16/dont-ban-aussie-farm-visas-raise-wages-in-malaysia-govt-told/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pv6l8ruStyVjXkwtRh0W7vPD.4ShAcYa.8rwF7mADCg-1636125724-0-gaNycGzNCyU
[11] statement: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/10/19/no-ban-on-applications-for-aussie-farm-visas-says-minister/
[12] two million Malaysians: https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/brain-drain-and-reversing-trend-321357
[13] plans: https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-covid-era-experiment-malaysia-tries-dramatic-reduction-in-migrant-labor-11636885800
[14] Australia: https://www2.deloitte.com/au/en/pages/consumer-business/articles/farming-verge-workforce-crisis.html
[15] illegally: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/06/377099/malaysians-top-list-illegal-immigrants-australia-report
[16] warned: https://www.eurasiareview.com/15102021-opposition-take-up-issue-of-government-ban-on-malaysians-undertaking-farm-work-in-australia-analysis/
[17] slave-like conditions: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/11/297775/undercover-malaysian-reporter-exposes-slavery-australias-fruit-picking
[18] millions of undocumented foreign workers: https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/MalaisieCONJ489eng.pdf
[19] announced: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/10/733282/32000-foreign-workers-arriving-month-plantation-sector
[20] banned imports: https://www.aseantoday.com/2021/01/us-ban-on-palm-oil-from-malaysias-sime-darby-shows-abuses-are-now-common-knowledge/
[21] relatively low: https://www.bnm.gov.my/documents/20124/791626/cp01_001_box.pdf
[22] declined by nearly 10%: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysians-mean-salaries-and-wages-dipped-9-last-year-first-decline-2010-2020186
[23] 40%: https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/259481575638408912/pdf/Agricultural-Transformation-and-Inclusive-Growth-The-Malaysian-Experience-Executive-Summary.pdf
[24] not complying: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/06/27/30-of-employers-not-complying-with-minimum-wage-ruling/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=r_YjhWgW72eIbOOaxCLBZ0DVQRL9V6mHAJhJt.UQAdQ-1636119893-0-gaNycGzNCyU
[25] early investment in precision agriculture: https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/1415
[26] positive results: https://themalaysianreserve.com/2019/11/20/drones-that-do-the-work-of-500-farmers-are-transforming-palm-oil/
[27] taken up a seat: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/10/15/malaysia-voted-in-for-a-seat-in-un-human-rights-council-for-2022-2024-term