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Indian nationals press for return of passports

27 May 2005

Malaysiakini.com
Roshan Jason
May 16, 05 7:12pm

The Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur was besieged – not for the first time
– by 123 nationals who claimed foul play by Malaysian companies that hire Indians
and end up allegedly not paying wages, abusing workers and withholding passports.

Lack of recognition for human rights and criticisms

The Star
Monday May 16, 2005

THE public sees a lack of respect for human rights in the police force, which
they also said could not take criticisms against them.

Indian agent asked to mediate

The Star
BY PAUL GABRIEL and K. SAITHURUKA
Sunday May 15, 2005

KUALA LUMPUR: The employment agency in Chennai, which was responsible for sending
over 100 Indian nationals to work in an electronics firm in Johor Baru, has
been asked to come here to settle problems being faced by the workers.

May 20 deadline for employers to settle levy

The Star
Saturday May 14, 2005

PUTRAJAYA: Employers who have yet to pay the levy for Indonesian workers brought
into the country via the 11 overseas recruitment centres (ORC) have one week
to do so.

Withheld passports: 116 Indians camp outside High Comm

Malaysiakini.com
Pauline Puah
May 12, 05 1:34pm

More than 100 Indian nationals are camping outside their high commission in
Kuala Lumpur in a bid to highlight their plight of being shortchanged over their
wages by their Malaysian employer, who is also allegedly holding on to their
passports.

Employers have 30 days to update Socso

The Star
Thursday May 12, 2005

PUTRAJAYA: Employers have one month to give Socso an updated list of workers
eligible to contribute to the social security body under a new wage ceiling.

Labour crunch: Plantations losing RM70 mil a month

Malaysiakini.com
May 11, 05 3:24am

Oil palm plantations are losing up to RM70 million a month because of labour
shortages after hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants were expelled, a
report said today.