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
Monday July 11, 2005
KUALA LUMPUR: The Bukit Raja-Shah Alam stretch of the New Klang Valley Expressway,
which was closed following the collapse of a flyover on Sunday, will be reopened
to traffic on both directions this Thursday, said Acting Works Minister Datuk
Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
The Star
Monday July 11, 2005
SHAH ALAM: Bandar Setia Alam Sdn Bhd, the developer of a housing area here,
has been asked to do an immediate and thorough assessment of the NKVE-Jalan
Meru portion following the collapse of one of its interchanges.
The Star
Monday July 11, 2005
PETALING JAYA: S P Setia Bhd, the developer of the NKVE-Jalan Meru Link project,
has pledged to spare no efforts to investigate the cause of the site accident.
The Star
Monday July 11, 2005
SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) is preparing a report on the
probable cause for the collapse of the NKVE-Jalan Meru elevated interchange,
said Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.
Malaysiakini.com
Jul 11, 05 6:21am
The authorities said today they were investigating the collapse of a highway
flyover which injured nine construction workers and sent tonnes of concrete
and steel crashing onto the road below.
The Star
Monday July 11, 2005
SHAH ALAM: Nine Bangladeshi construction workers were injured when eight girders
of a flyover of the NKVE-Jalan Meru Link near Bukit Raja collapsed.
The Star
BY MERGAWATI ZULFAKAR
Wednesday July 6, 2005
PUTRAJAYA: From Aug 1, approval to hire foreign workers will be fast tracked
under a new procedure to ease red tape.
The Star
BY MERGAWATI ZULFAKAR
Wednesday July 6, 2005
PUTRAJAYA: From Aug 1 maid recruitment agencies cannot charge more than RM2,500
for each foreign maid that they offer.
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