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
Annie Freeda Cruez
13 Jun 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite working conditions that are the envy of many abroad,
Malaysia has failed to keep occupational fatalities low.
New Straits Times
12 Jun 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of the Teaching Profession has promised its
support if the authorities make it compulsory for new teachers to serve in rural
schools.
The Star
By MEERA VIJAYAN
Monday June 12, 2006
JOHOR BARU: Indian national V. Jeevanathan was left in the lurch and heartbroken
when his passport was stolen.
The Star
Monday June 12, 2006
A SYNDICATE, allegedly masterminded by an Indonesian couple, is bringing in
workers under the guise of tourists and getting them to work as maids in Malaysia,
reported Metro Ahad.
Malaysiakini.com
Ng Eng Kiat
Jun 10, 06 9:20pm
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has defended its new productivity-linked overtime
scheme for meter readers saying the scheme was fair and transparent, in line
with government linked company (GLC) transformation initiatives promoted by
the government.
Malaysiakini.com
Ng Eng Kiat
Jun 10, 06 2:49pm
About three hundred angry Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) employees staged
a noisy picket outside the company’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday
evening over an alleged violation of collective agreement (CA) by the company.
Bernama
June 08, 2006 20:52 PM
NEW DELHI, June 8 (Bernama) — In the wake of increasing cases of ill-treatment
of its workers abroad, India has decided to sign Memoranda of Understanding
(MoU) with various Gulf countries and Malaysia to ensure welfare of the emigrants,
Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Thursday.
Harian Metro
Oleh Ibrahim Isa
Khamis, 8 Jun 2006
GELANG PATAH: Anggapan kawasan perumahan baru dan jauh dari pusat bandar raya
lebih selamat menggunakan khidmat pekerja warga asing tanpa permit membawa padah
apabila 77 pekerja kontrak ditahan dalam Operasi Bersepadu Khas di Taman Nusantara di sini, semalam.
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