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?
Anne Muhammad Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) continues its clamp down against union members, sacking eight more Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya (RUM) members yesterday. Fifteen more were suspended from work, RUM president Abdul Razak Md Hassan (left) said when contacted. “110 KTMB workers have been given show-cause letters,” he said. The 110 workers may face the […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) — The Bangladeshi government believes in Malaysia’s way of solving issues of foreign workers, especially from Bangladesh, Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang said. So much so, he said Bangladesh would not question the decisions made by Malaysia concerning the Bangladeshi workers in the country, including action taken […]
KUANTAN, Sept 8 (Bernama) — The bodies of two of the three foreign workers who were trapped in a landslide at a quarry in Bukit Sagu 4, near Panching here this afternoon, were found at 7pm and 9.20pm. According to a General Operations Force spokesman the first two bodies found were identified as Rudi Hartono, […]
KUANTAN, Sept 8 (Bernama) — Three foreign workers were feared trapped in a landslide at a quarry in Bukit Sagu 4, near Panching here Monday evening. Kuantan police chief ACP Abdul Aziz Salleh said police received a report on the incident at about 5pm. “Upon receiving the report, police and a Fire and Rescue team […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 (Bernama) — The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has suggested that the Finance Ministry seriously consider, for the 2015 Budget, its proposals to help industries and employers promote occupational safety and health to reduce workplace and commuting accidents. Its chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye in a statement […]
Ram Chandra Giri KUALA LUMPUR, SEP 06 – The Malaysian Human Resource Minister Datuk Richard Riot Jaem has met Nepali migrant workers at JCY HDD Technology Company located at the Tebrau Industrial Area IV in the Malaysian Capital Kuala Lumpur. During the visit on Thursday, the Minister had expressed concerns about the poor management of […]
Nadia Othman Former Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Muhammad Abas is flabbergasted that Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) sacked its workers for participating in a picket. The former Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya (RUM) president said such action was never taken against workers under his leadership. “There was […]
Nadia Othman Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya (RUM) former president Abdul Razak Md Hassan believes that it is only a matter of time before members of the union who participated in a picket last May are sacked. He claimed that the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is booting out the workers one by one. Abdul Razak […]
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