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?
The Star
By Raslan Baharom
Friday July 1, 2005
TAIPING: A diabetic was ordered reinstated as a prison warden after the High
Court ruled yesterday that his 1998 dismissal was unlawful.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Jul 1, 05 11:05am
The battle of the ballots for the coveted National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE)
leadership continues to experience administrative glitches three weeks shy of
the poll date July 17.
The Star
Friday June 24, 2005
WOMEN employees in the private sector are more vulnerable to retrenchment than
men.
Malaysiakini.com
Jun 22, 05 4:33am
Malaysia is responding to an acute labour shortage by considering allowing
refugees to join the workforce, and blacklisting employers who abuse foreign
workers, reports said today.
(BM) Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Jun 17, 05 11:18am
Scores of National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) members are frustrated with
the major discrepancies in the voter list, inundating the registered premises
in Jalan Ampang with phone calls on what to do next.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Jun 16, 05 11:47am
Nominations for the hotly-contested leadership of the National Union of Bank
Employees (NUBE) open in 10 days but complaints are pouring in from branches
throughout the country over alleged unconstitutionality of the polls.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Jun 14, 05 2:17pm
The much-anticipated poll to end the four-year leadership battle in the National
Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) has been delayed by a week. The new date is July
17.
The Star
Tuesday June 14, 2005
SHAH ALAM: Seniority in the company is no more the primary yardstick when it
comes to promoting workers in the increasingly competitive results-orientated
world, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn.
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