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
Wednesday July 6, 2005
PUTRAJAYA: The Government has decided to absorb some 40,000 refugees recognised
by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) into the foreign
labour workforce.
The Star
BY JANE RITIKOS
Sunday July 3, 2005
KUALA LUMPUR: Security clearance, medical examinations and preparation of machine-readable
passports are holding back the deployment of Pakistani workers to ease the labour
shortage in Malaysia.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Jul 2, 05 4:18pm
Come July 17, a new leadership will helm the National Union of Bank Employees
(NUBE) but some members already fear a last-minute nullification given the tumultuous
history of the last four years.
The Star
By Raslan Baharom
Friday July 1, 2005
TAIPING: A diabetic was ordered reinstated as a prison warden after the High
Court ruled yesterday that his 1998 dismissal was unlawful.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Jul 1, 05 11:05am
The battle of the ballots for the coveted National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE)
leadership continues to experience administrative glitches three weeks shy of
the poll date July 17.
The Star
Friday June 24, 2005
WOMEN employees in the private sector are more vulnerable to retrenchment than
men.
Malaysiakini.com
Jun 22, 05 4:33am
Malaysia is responding to an acute labour shortage by considering allowing
refugees to join the workforce, and blacklisting employers who abuse foreign
workers, reports said today.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Jun 17, 05 11:18am
Scores of National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) members are frustrated with
the major discrepancies in the voter list, inundating the registered premises
in Jalan Ampang with phone calls on what to do next.
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