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?
News Digest
Monthly Newsletter of the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)
February 2007
The Malaysian government – already notorious for the way it treats
migrant workers, especially undocumented migrants – is set to implement yet
another anti-migrant program. This time though, the government is taking it to
the extreme.
Malaysiakini.com
Jan 31, 07 10:57am
Two major groupings of US and Malaysian unions have vowed
to ban together in a bid to block the US-Malaysia free trade agreement (FTA).
Associated Press
By EILEEN NG
01.29.07, 6:49 AM ET
Labor unions in Malaysia
and the United States said Monday they opposed a free trade agreement between
their two countries unless it incorporated mechanism to protect labor and social
rights.
Malaysiakini.com
Abdar Rahman Koya
Jan 29, 07 11:24am
After months of optimism, Malaysia has finally admitted
that its negotiations over the free trade agreement (FTA) with the US are going
nowhere. All this while the government has been shunning an infant movement which
is slowly gaining momentum to oppose any FTA with Washington.
The Financial Express
Zahid Zamir
1/29/2007
THE movement of people from one place to another is not a new phenomenon. For centuries people have been on the move for one reason or another. Many were displaced by war as well as man-made and natural calamities, others driven out by poverty in their home country while some migrate in search of greener pastures. Thus, there exist both pull and push factors behind the migration of labour.
The Star
By GREGORE PIO LOPEZ
Monday January 29, 2007
Free trade agreements with the US have affected many countries
adversely. There is a need to be cautious in negotiating such an agreement.
New Straits Times
27 Jan 2007
KOTA BARU: The government is committed to creating a safety net for laid-off workers with a retrenchment fund by the end of the year.
New Straits Times
Sheridan Mahavera
26 Jan 2007
KOTA BARU, FRI: The government is committed to creating a safety net for laid off workers with a retrenchment fund by the end of the year.
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