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?
The Star
Monday
March 5, 2007
KOTA KINABALU: Labour attaches will be placed at embassies in countries which send migrant workers to Malaysia.
The Star
GLOBAL TRENDS BY MARTIN KHOR
Monday March 5, 2007
Talks for a free trade agreement may start with high hopes, but as the FTA with the United States shows, many obstacles emerge that make it difficult to conclude. The higher cost of medicines is one issue that may worry families the most.
The Associated Press
March 4, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Police detained eight volunteer corps men for allegedly beating up Nepalese migrant workers during an operation to find illegal immigrants, a news report said Sunday.
New Straits Times
Jaspal Singh
03 Mar 2007
IPOH: A group of retrenched workers of the Royal Perak Golf Club have filed an industrial action against the club’s new management, claiming unfair dismissal.
Sun2Surf
05:16PM Fri, 02 Feb 2007
KEPALA BATAS (Feb 2, 2007): Malaysia rejects any form of political
pressure from Washington in the on-going Malaysia-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.
Malaysiakini.com
Mar 2, 07 1:29pm
Selangor is offering an amnesty to 3,500 illegal factories
after finding they had attracted foreign investment and were contributing hundreds
of millions dollars to the economy.
The Irrawaddy
By Kyaw Zwa Moe/Kuala Lumpur
March 2007
Burmese migrants battle bureaucracy and exploitation in their search for a new life.
New Straits Times
28 Feb 2007
Leslie Andres
KUALA LUMPUR: The change in leadership here has improved ties between
the United States and Malaysia.
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