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?
Malaysiakini.com
Jul 27, 06 12:03pm
Malaysia said it will resume hiring foreign labourers from Bangladesh from
August, saying the move would benefit both countries.
Bernama
July 25, 2006 18:56 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) — Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON) Tuesday
announced a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) to its employees company wide
in a move to rationalise operations for greater efficiency and effectiveness
in the highly competitive auto market place.
ANTARA News
July 25, 2006
Jakarta – Rector of the UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Prof. Azyumardi Azra, said
that Badawi received the appreciation for creating the Islam Hadhari philosophy
on Islamic modern and progressive civilization.
The Star
By LOH FOON FONG
Monday July 24, 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: Many employers are found to be colluding with employees to evade
making Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions.
New Straits Times
By Ahmad Fairuz Othman and P. Selvarani
22 Jul 2006
ALOR STAR: Police reports have been lodged over alleged misappropriation of
more than RM2 million from the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) funds.
The Star
Sunday July 16, 2006
SEREMBAN: An explosion at a chemical factory in Kampung Sawah near here killed
a worker and injured another yesterday.
The Star
Saturday July 15, 2006
KUANTAN: Pregnant women could demand from their respective employers to work
in a conducive, comfortable and safe environment, said State Arts, Culture,
Tourism, Heritage and Women’s Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Maznah Mazlan.
The Star
Saturday July 15, 2006
SEREMBAN: A massive operation to nab illegal foreign workers will be launched
soon.
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