Malaysia is one of Asia's biggest employers of foreign labour. But recently, cases of deaths, abuse and forced labour have come to light. What is going on? Who is protecting these migrant workers?
Harry Heriawan, secretary-general of the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry, said 1.2 of the estimated 1.7 million Indonesians working in Malaysia were there illegally.
<P>Indonesian
officials discussed the labor issue with the visiting Malaysian deputy labor minister,
Dato’ Abdul Rahman Bakar, on Tuesday night in Jakarta.</P><P>The government plans
to establish a national agency in charge of the placement and protection of migrant
workers overseas.</P><P>The agency will create procedures for training and sending
workers abroad. At present, Indonesia has 246 training centers. — JP
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