The era of knowledge economy and globalization leads
to the necessity of huma
n capital which comprise
professional and semi-professional as well as knowledgeable and skilled labor (Brockman, Clark and Winch 2008;
Ramlee et. al. 2008; Wan Seman 2007). Over the years, the country has relied heavily on foreign labor from
Indonesia and Bangladesh to fill positions in plantation an
d construction industries and also as domestic help