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?
News Straits Times
01 Aug 2006
PUTRAJAYA: Bangladeshi workers are set to come back to Malaysia, eight years
after a poor social record resulted in a freeze on their entry.
Bernama
August 01, 2006 15:36 PM
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 (Bernama)– Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan
Onn reiterated his call for employers in the private sector who had yet to pay
new allowances to their workers to do so.
Bernama
By Minggu Simon Lhasa
July 31, 2006 20:04 PM
MELBOURNE, July 31 (Bernama) — Economic relations between Malaysia and Australia
are set to enter a new era when the two countries conclude a free trade agreement
(FTA).
HindustanTimes.com
Press Trust of India
Kuala Lumpur, July 31, 2006
Around 1,500 illegal immigrants, including Indians, working in a factory have
been rounded up by a volunteer squad in Malaysia.
The Star
Friday July 28, 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: The signs are there that women in the civil service will soon
enjoy an 84-day maternity leave.
Malaysiakini.com
Jul 27, 06 12:03pm
Malaysia said it will resume hiring foreign labourers from Bangladesh from
August, saying the move would benefit both countries.
Bernama
July 25, 2006 18:56 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) — Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON) Tuesday
announced a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) to its employees company wide
in a move to rationalise operations for greater efficiency and effectiveness
in the highly competitive auto market place.
ANTARA News
July 25, 2006
Jakarta – Rector of the UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Prof. Azyumardi Azra, said
that Badawi received the appreciation for creating the Islam Hadhari philosophy
on Islamic modern and progressive civilization.
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