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
Alvin Yap
Sep 20, 06 4:53pm
Lab assistants are leaving the government service and seeking greener pastures
in private universities and colleges. The reason is simple: double the pay.
The Star
Wednesday September 20, 2006
JOHOR BARU: A group of Indian nationals working in a popular Indian restaurant
in the city is in a dilemma over abuses that include unpaid wages.
Malaysiakini.com
Alvin Yap
Sep 19, 06 5:27pm
The third round of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with the United States
has been postponed until at least end of October, said the Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (Miti).
Malaysiakini.com
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Sep 19, 06 11:25am
Heads of states at the recently-concluded Sixth Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem6)
in Helsinki promised that the grouping would act as “a multi-dimensional
dialogue” for “co-operation on political, economic, social, cultural
and educational issues.”
New Straits Times
Mimi Syed Yusof
19 Sep 2006
BEHRANG: The sound of exploding firecrackers shattered the early morning peace
at a rubber estate here, startling a group of slumbering foreign workers and
their families into frenzied action.
Malaysiakini.com
Alvin Yap
Sep 18, 06 3:38pm
Lab assistants in public universities have the same service scheme as their
counterparts in secondary schools. But the former have to handle specialised
equipment and dangerous chemicals.
New Straits Times
17 Sep 2006
IPOH: The repercussions of the state government’s takeover of the Royal
Perak Golf Club in March have been felt by its employees.
New Straits Times
V. Shankar Ganesh
16 Sep 2006
KLANG: Instead of a lump sum, a company decided to pay its retired worker’s
gratuity in instalments over the next seven years.
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