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
Ng Eng Kiat
Jun 10, 06 2:49pm
About three hundred angry Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) employees staged
a noisy picket outside the company’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday
evening over an alleged violation of collective agreement (CA) by the company.
Bernama
June 08, 2006 20:52 PM
NEW DELHI, June 8 (Bernama) — In the wake of increasing cases of ill-treatment
of its workers abroad, India has decided to sign Memoranda of Understanding
(MoU) with various Gulf countries and Malaysia to ensure welfare of the emigrants,
Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Thursday.
Harian Metro
Oleh Ibrahim Isa
Khamis, 8 Jun 2006
GELANG PATAH: Anggapan kawasan perumahan baru dan jauh dari pusat bandar raya
lebih selamat menggunakan khidmat pekerja warga asing tanpa permit membawa padah
apabila 77 pekerja kontrak ditahan dalam Operasi Bersepadu Khas di Taman Nusantara di sini, semalam.
The Star
Thursday June 8, 2006
ESTATES in Negri Sembilan were told to provide basic facilities for their workers
or risk action being taken against them, Tamil Nesan reported.
The Star
Wednesday June 7, 2006
PUTRAJAYA: All 114 foreign workers picked up and detained in a recent Rela
operation in Rawang did not have their identity cards with them, said Home Affairs
Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Jun 6, 06 5:10pm
It is time Malaysia had a gender equality law to guard the rights of Malaysians
in specific areas pertaining to gender discrimination left out by existing laws,
said a women’s right activist.
Bernama
June 06, 2006 16:51 PM
SHAH ALAM, June 6 (Bernama) — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) Tuesday
advised contributors not to be influenced by a company which claimed it was
acting as a middleman in helping them get payments from the organisation.
The Star
By MARC LOURDES
marc@thestar.com.my
Monday June 5, 2006
RAWANG: Several companies and factories here have alleged that their foreign
workers were rounded up during a Rela operation despite having work documents.
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