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
Claudia Theophilus
Mar 4, 06 8:19pm
The labour movement wants employers to consider a minimum RM150 salary increment
across the board to cushion workers against the impending rise in the cost of
living in the coming weeks.
Malaysiakini.com
Andrew Ong
Mar 1, 06 8:22pm
The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) wants to know why didn’t the
authorities didn’t listen to the grievances of a group of Indian nationals
but instead arrested them.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Feb 28, 06 6:05pm
While representatives of workers and consumers decried the petrol price hike,
which took effect today, one hitherto vocal critic of government policies gave
conditional support to the move.
Malaysiakini.com
Feb 14, 06 11:50am
Although the government said it disagrees to Indonesian maids being hired under
Malaysian labour laws, there should be at least be safeguards to ensure they
are not abused.
Malaysiakini
Claudia Theophilus
Feb 8, 06 7:17pm
Two protests in as many days have convinced officials of the Malaysian Trades
Union Congress (MTUC) that workers from companies under Puncak Niaga Bhd are
being used to derail a campaign against the water-privatisation exercise.
Malaysiakini.com
Feb 8, 06 4:11pm
Making it compulsory for employers to bank in the wages of domestic workers
is only a “piecemeal solution” to the gamut of problems faced by domestic
workers, according to migrant rights group Tenaganita.
Malaysiakini.com
Tony Thien
Feb 6, 06 4:53pm
Should the government turn its back on the olive branch offered by the Union of
Forestry Employees Sarawak (UFES), its president warns that the whole tree could
come crashing down.
Bernama
January 24, 2006 14:23 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (Bernama) — The number of workers who contributed to
the Social Security Organisation (Socso) as at end of last year reached 4.8
million, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn.
Address: Wisma MTUC,10-5, Jalan USJ 9/5T, 47620 Subang Jaya,Selangor | Tel: 03-80242953 | Fax: 03-80243225 | Email: sgmtuc@gmail.com.com
