Instead of Seeing Greater Labour Mobility, Globalization Today Has Resulted in Many Countries Imposing in-Flow Travel Restrictions on Certain Nationalities Seeking Better Work Opportunities. Does This Mean That Globalization Has Failed?
Instead of seeing greater labour mobility, globalization today has resulted in many countries imposing in-flow travel restrictions on certain nationalities seeking better work opportunities. Does this mean that globalization has failed? Discuss.
First of all before we can discuss whether globalization has failed or not we need to understand what globalization is. In simple terms globalization is the integration of cultures, and this process stems from the interaction of people from different cultures and societies. It is driven by the process of international trade and investment; but we should also understand that the information technology field has had a great hand in the process. Vast developments in the technological field have opened the way for greater and easier communication among people on a global platform. From its magnitude and rapid growth one can deduce that Globalization began thousands of years ago with the start of trade at an international level. We observe that trade exposed societies to new ideas and concepts. To continue with the discussion we look at Malaysia’s recent restrictions on foreign workers. Strict new laws aimed at reducing the number of foreign workers in Malaysia are having an impact on the country’s small businesses, especially its manufacturing, catering and hospitality sectors. In January the government banned Malaysian companies in the manufacturing and services sectors from hiring foreign workers in a move designed to combat unemployment, which rose 4% in the first quarter of 2009. Companies outside of these sectors have had their ability to recruit foreigners severely restricted. The policy has been backed by the country’s unions who see it as a way to improve job security for its members and foreign workers and to drive up wages.
According to official figures there are around 2.2 million foreign workers in Malaysia, a country of 28 million, mostly from Indonesia, Burma, the Philippines and India. As many as a further 1
First of all before we can discuss whether globalization has failed or not we need to understand what globalization is. In simple terms globalization is the integration of cultures, and this process stems from the interaction of people from different cultures and societies. It is driven by the process of international trade and investment; but we should also understand that the information technology field has had a great hand in the process. Vast developments in the technological field have opened the way for greater and easier communication among people on a global platform. From its magnitude and rapid growth one can deduce that Globalization began thousands of years ago with the start of trade at an international level. We observe that trade exposed societies to new ideas and concepts. To continue with the discussion we look at Malaysia’s recent restrictions on foreign workers. Strict new laws aimed at reducing the number of foreign workers in Malaysia are having an impact on the country’s small businesses, especially its manufacturing, catering and hospitality sectors. In January the government banned Malaysian companies in the manufacturing and services sectors from hiring foreign workers in a move designed to combat unemployment, which rose 4% in the first quarter of 2009. Companies outside of these sectors have had their ability to recruit foreigners severely restricted. The policy has been backed by the country’s unions who see it as a way to improve job security for its members and foreign workers and to drive up wages.
According to official figures there are around 2.2 million foreign workers in Malaysia, a country of 28 million, mostly from Indonesia, Burma, the Philippines and India. As many as a further 1