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?
GMA News
01/12/2007 | 06:29 PM
CEBU—Senior officials of the Association
of South East Asian Nations (Asean) have finally ironed out the differences over
a declaration on the protection of migrant workers.
Bloomberg
By Stephanie Phang
Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) — Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi may give government workers their first pay raise in 15 years as part of a campaign to stamp out what he called “shameful’ corruption.
Malaysiakini.com
Jan 12, 07 11:10am
Trade Minister Rafidah Aziz dismissed concerns a free trade deal being negotiated with the United States would damage the livelihood of rice farmers.
Houston Chronicle
By EILEEN NG Associated Press Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press
Jan. 12, 2007, 2:03AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The U.S. and Malaysia need at least two more rounds of negotiations
to overcome obstacles and reach a free trade agreement, a top American trade negotiator said Friday.
Jakarta Post
Friday, January 12, 2007
MALAKA, Malaysia (Antara): Some 40,000 illegal migrant
workers across Malaysia will become the target of year-long massive operations
to be carried out by the Association of Malaysian Volunteers (Rela), a Malaysian
official said.
Jakarta
Post
Friday, January 12, 2007
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post,
Cebu, Philippines
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) on Saturday will sign a declaration on the protection of migrant workers,
which should spell good news for millions of Indonesians currently working in
Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.
Sun2Surf
Jacqueline Ann Surin
05:02PM Thu, 11 Jan 2007
By tomorrow, the fourth round of negotiations for the free
trade agreement (FTA) between Malaysia and the US would have concluded in San
Francisco.
Malaysiakini.com
Soon Li Tsin
Jan 11, 07 1:32pm
A protest against the Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement
(FTA) held by a group representing people living with HIV/Aids (PLHIV) today ended
without a hitch just after 10 minutes.
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