The Role of the Government on Precarious Work among Fishermen in Semporna, Sabah
Precarious work is a job that is uncertain, unpredictable and has risky work practices. Employers have the potential to manipulate the conditions of employment that they need to support their employees through the forms of precarious employment relationships such as no service contracts and low wage...
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| description | Precarious work is a job that is uncertain, unpredictable and has risky work practices. Employers have the potential to manipulate the conditions of employment that they need to support their employees through the forms of precarious employment relationships such as no service contracts and low wages. These characteristics of precarious work contradicts the standard employment relationship systems, which should be accepted by an employee based on the Employment Act 1955 and the Sabah Labor Ordinance. This study is using a qualitative by interviewing the employers and employees as well as using questionaire to support the data. This paper attempts to analyze the role of the government in controlling the formation of precarious work characteristics among fishermen in Sabah especially in the research location in Semporna. The findings indicate that the lack of supervision of workers against employment laws in the fisheries sector are being ignored and misused in many of the work regulations. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-244262019-12-20T01:16:13Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24426/ The Role of the Government on Precarious Work among Fishermen in Semporna, Sabah Asniah Asgali Fazli Abd Hamid H Social Sciences (General) HD58.7-58.95 Organizational behavior, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture Precarious work is a job that is uncertain, unpredictable and has risky work practices. Employers have the potential to manipulate the conditions of employment that they need to support their employees through the forms of precarious employment relationships such as no service contracts and low wages. These characteristics of precarious work contradicts the standard employment relationship systems, which should be accepted by an employee based on the Employment Act 1955 and the Sabah Labor Ordinance. This study is using a qualitative by interviewing the employers and employees as well as using questionaire to support the data. This paper attempts to analyze the role of the government in controlling the formation of precarious work characteristics among fishermen in Sabah especially in the research location in Semporna. The findings indicate that the lack of supervision of workers against employment laws in the fisheries sector are being ignored and misused in many of the work regulations. Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2018 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24426/1/The%20Role%20of%20the%20Government%20on%20Precarious%20Work%20among%20Fishermen%20in%20Semporna.pdf Asniah Asgali and Fazli Abd Hamid (2018) The Role of the Government on Precarious Work among Fishermen in Semporna, Sabah. MANU: Jurnal Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa (PPIB), 28. pp. 133-151. ISSN 1511-1989 |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) HD58.7-58.95 Organizational behavior, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture Asniah Asgali Fazli Abd Hamid The Role of the Government on Precarious Work among Fishermen in Semporna, Sabah |
| title | The Role of the Government on Precarious Work among Fishermen in Semporna, Sabah |
| title_full | The Role of the Government on Precarious Work among Fishermen in Semporna, Sabah |
| title_fullStr | The Role of the Government on Precarious Work among Fishermen in Semporna, Sabah |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of the Government on Precarious Work among Fishermen in Semporna, Sabah |
| title_short | The Role of the Government on Precarious Work among Fishermen in Semporna, Sabah |
| title_sort | role of the government on precarious work among fishermen in semporna sabah |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) HD58.7-58.95 Organizational behavior, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture |
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