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 Daily Star
Porimol Palma
Fri. January 26, 2007
Former BNP lawmaker and Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (Baira) President MAH Salim is monopolising the business of exporting manpower to Malaysia and extorting the emigrating workers, said an intelligence agency report.
Malaysiakini.com
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Jan 24, 07 12:27pm
US senior officials trying to sell the need for stronger
intellectual property (IP) protection regulations as proposed in the free trade
agreement (FTA) with Malaysia were in for a hard time yesterday from business
and social groups.
Malaysiakini.com
Charles Hector
Jan 23, 07 12:12pm
The heads of state and government of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), attending the 12th Asean Summit on Jan13 in
Cebu, Philippines came out with an Asean Declaration On The Protection And Promotion Of The Rights Of Migrant Workers.
Sun2Surf
Pauline Puah
06:16PM Mon, 22 Jan 2007
PETALING JAYA (Jan 22, 2007): A woman is angry that she had to wait
six years before being told by the Industrial Relations Department (IRD) that
her unfair dismissal case would not be referred to the Industrial Court.
Malaysiakini.com
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Jan 22, 07 10:45am
The US government’s intentions and aims in advocating
stricter intellectual property (IP) measures through a free trade agreement (FTA)
with Malaysia have been “misperceived”, claimed a US senior official.
IPS News
Anil Netto
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (IPS) – Trade unions
from the United States have joined forces with their Malaysian counterparts to
strongly oppose ongoing negotiations for bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs)
until workers’ concerns are first addressed.
The Daily Star
Sun. January 21, 2007
Malaysia is going to start importing
Bangladeshi farm workers from this week, according to a Kuala Lumpur-based non-governmental
organisation working for safeguarding the interests of expatriate Bangladeshis.
The Nation
By BSS, Dhaka
Sat, 20 Jan 2007, 09:27:00
Bangladesh can export huge agricultural labourers to Malaysia by spending only Taka 40,000 per head.
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