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?
mStar
10-08-2006 04:59:55 PM
Oleh SALHAN K. AHMAD
PETALING JAYA: Kementerian Sumber Manusia memberikan amaran keras kepada majikan
yang ingin meperkenalkan skim pemberhentian kerja sukarela (VSS) supaya memastikan
langkah mereka itu tidak menganiaya pekerja.
The Star
Wednesday August 9, 2006
PETALING JAYA: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has asked all 42 trust fund
management institutions sanctioned by the Finance Ministry to pay more attention
to EPF members investments in trust funds.
The Star
Wednesday August 9, 2006
PETALING JAYA: Unit trust managers disagree with reports saying that 80% of
EPF members who had invested in unit trusts had lost some RM600mil.
News Straits Times
09 Aug 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: Minimum wages should be revised every five years to reflect the
cost of living, a senior unionist said yesterday.
News Straits Times
By Annie Freeda Cruez
09 Aug 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: Minimum wages are on the horizon for three categories of workers,
a little over 25 years after the initial attempt failed largely due to flaws
in the system.
The Star
Friday August 4, 2006
ABOUT 400 Penang Port workers have been given a 4% rise in their salaries.
Yesterday, the Penang Port Workers Union and Stevedore Employers
Association (SEA) signed a collective agreement (CA) on the pay rise.
News Straits Times
03 Aug 2006
PUTRAJAYA: Pick up your foreign workers within three hours of their arrival
or you will be penalised.
Malaysiakini.com
Aug 1, 06 1:26pm
A Malaysian volunteer squad has rounded up more than 1,500 illegal immigrants
working in a factory in western Selangor state in its largest crackdown so far
this year, reports said yesterday.
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