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 Star
By R. SURENDRAN
Friday June 2, 2006
About 30 plantation workers of the Jentayu oil palm estate near Gurun, Kedah,
claimed that they have been short-changed by their employer and staged a peaceful
protest.
The Star
Thursday June 1, 2006
PUTRAJAYA: The requirement for prospective employees to be fluent in Mandarin
should be made optional.
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The Star
Tuesday May 30, 2006
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Three Indonesian contract workers in their 20s and 30s died
of suspected gas poisoning while cleaning a sewerage manhole at the Bukit Minyak
Industrial Area here yesterday.
New Straits Times
Annie Freeda Cruez
25 May 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: The numbers are going down. From 4,654 accidents at building
sites with 95 deaths in 2003, the figure fell to 4,445 accidents with 81 deaths
in 2004 and 3,150 accidents with 77 deaths last year.
Malaysiakini.com
Andrew Ong
May 24, 06 12:59pm
Hundreds of disgruntled factory workers in Wakaf Tembesu near Kuala Terengganu
have been staging a peaceful roadside picket outside their workplace for the
past 20 days.
Harian Metro
Edisi Utara
24 Mei 2006
PENDANG: Seorang pekerja kilang kayu dekat Sungai Petani kesal dengan tindakan
pengurusan kilangnya yang didakwa gagal membuat caruman dengan Kumpulan Wang
Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) lebih setahun lalu.
Malaysiakini.com
May 23, 06 4:24pm
The RM850 million mutual separation scheme (MSS) offered by national carrier
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was lower than what their workers union (Maseu) had
bargained for.
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