Unequally Equipped: Exploring the Interconnected Influence of Individual, Organisational and Structural Level Dynamics on the Work Lives of Individuals with Chronic Illness in Malaysia

Responding to the national and global rise of chronic illness in working-aged populations, this thesis explores the influence of chronic illness on work and the employment sector within the structural context of Malaysia- a middle-income nation. The findings contribute to a scarce body of scholarship in the national, and low-and-middle-income country context, with a view to inform further research, policy and interventions that can address the challenges of work and chronic illness.