Migrant workers in Sabah, East Malaysia: The importance of legislation and policy to uphold equity on sexual and reproductive health and rights

被引：29

作者：

Lasimbang, Helen Benedict ^{[1
]}

Tong, Wen Ting ^{[2
]}

Low, Wah Yun ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Malaysia Sabah, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Clin Serv, Deputy Dean Off, Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia

[2] Univ Malaya, Fac Med, Dept Primary Care Med, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

[3] Univ Malaya, Fac Med, Res Management Ctr, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

来源：

BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY | 2016年 / 32卷

关键词：

migrant workers; sexual and reproductive health and rights; marriage migration; access to healthcare; migrant-related laws and policies; Sabah; PERCEPTIONS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2015.08.015

中图分类号：

R71 [妇产科学];

学科分类号：

100211 ;

摘要：

Sabah, located in Southeast Asia, hosts the highest number of non-Malaysian citizens (27.7%), predominantly the Indonesian and Filipino migrants in comparison to other states in Malaysia. Sabah has inadequate data on migrants' sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHRs). Various migrant-related policies and laws are present, but they do not offer full protection and rights to legal migrants in terms of their SRHRs. The aim of the laws and policies appears to be controlling the migrants from having any negative impact on the locals, rather than protecting migrants' health and rights. This affected their rights to marriage, having children, increase their vulnerabilities to labour trafficking and sexual abuse and access to health-care services. Female migrant workers and undocumented migrants form the most vulnerable subgroups of migrants. This narrative review highlights the status of SRHRs of migrants in Sabah and the migrant-related Malaysian laws and policies affecting their SRHRs. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：113 / 123

页数：11

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