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Abstract: "Migration
for
employment
has
been
a
global
challenge
in
today’s
world
along
with
the
rising
figure
of
world
migration
population.
For
that
reason,
the
drawbacks
of
labour
migration
need
to
be
managed
effectively
based
on
understanding
the
real
context
of
migrant
workers
in
the
country
in
which
they
work.
Based
on
the
pursuit
of
this
interest,
an
ethnographic
study
has
been
been
conducted
to
explore
the
social
relationship
among
Myanmar
migrant
workers
in
Malaysia
since
November
2014.
The
formulated
research
questions
is:
what
does
the
social
relationship
mean
among
Myanmar
migrant
workers
in
Malaysia?
More
specifically,
what
difficulties
do
they
face
and
how
do
they
seek
from
their
social
networks
in
case
of
difficulties
in
Malaysia;
and
what
social
organizations
contribute
to
meet
the
needs
and
difficulties
of
Myanmar
migrant
workers
in
Malaysia?...".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
