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
Jan 7, 05 4:42am
Malaysia may again extend an amnesty for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to let Indonesia focus on rehabilitating its tsunami-hit Aceh province, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today.
Introduction Labour Day, or May Day as some may call it, renews the commitment of the working class to stand in solidarity against the exploitative nature of capitalism. Whilst in Malaysia we have seen the reduction of sweat-shops, exploitation has taken on a different and more sophisticated form. As we celebrate Labour Day this year, […]
he MTUC recognizes the positive contributions of migrant workers in the development of the country and its economy, the principle that all workers should be treated with fairness, dignity and equality without distinction whether they are migrant or local. While the laws of Malaysia do not discriminate against migrant workers, in practice, the rights of migrant workers are not fully protected.
Malaysiakini.com
Beh Lih Yi
Apr 7, 05 5:10pm
The home ministry will monitor the process of hiring foreign workers to ensure
that middlemen do not exploit the latest government policy on foreign workers
to make money, its minister Azmi Khalid said today.
Malaysiakini.com
Apr 4, 05 11:48am
The government today said it would immediately begin recruiting workers in
Pakistan, India, Burma, Nepal and Vietnam because of a labour shortage caused
by the expulsion of illegal immigrants, mostly Indonesians.
Malaysiakini.com
Mar 14, 05 11:24am
Malaysia Airlines has come under fire for its policies on hiring women after
a former stewardess sacked for falling pregnant lost a long-running legal battle
to win her job back.
IPS
News
Anil Netto
PENANG, Malaysia, Mar 1 (IPS) – The diplomatic flap
over undocumented migrant workers in Malaysia and the failure by errant Malaysian
employers to settle wages due to them, before a crackdown that began on Mar. 1,
could have been avoided had these workers been encouraged to join local trade
unions.
Wahyu Susilo
Migrant CARE
Indonesian Association for Sovereign Migrant Workers
The period from the second half of 2004 through to the beginning of 2005 was
a vulnerable time for Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia, who were besieged
with uncertainties. The Malaysian government had already warned in July 2004
that mass deportations of undocumented migrant workers in Malaysia would again
be carried out based on its Immigration Act of 2002.
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