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?
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) — The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has asked the government to build more affordable homes for middle-income civil servants in the next five years. Its president, Azih Muda said the request was made for evaluation in preparing the 2015 Budget expected to […]
NEW DELHI, Aug 7 (Bernama) — India is to bring back 19 Indians who had entered Malaysia with ‘false’ work visas, the Press Trust of India reported quoting Minister of State for External Affairs Gen V. K. Singh. According to media reports, they are fresh graduates of a hospitality institute in Thane, Maharashtra, who were […]
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 (Bernama) — Fifty-six employers were found by the Peninsular Malaysia Manpower Department to have failed to comply with the Minimum Wage Order 2012. The department’s director general Mohd Jeffrey Joakim said the 56 were among 89 employers queried by a special enforcement team in an operation, ‘Ops Gaji’, between January and June […]
JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 7 (Bernama) — Employers in the state have been urged to prioritise safety and health at the workplace. The call by Johor Unity and Human Resource Committee chairman R.Vidyananthan, followed the increase in the number of deaths from accidents and emergencies at the workplace. According to him, 667 accident cases were recorded […]
PETALING JAYA: There are over 3 million migrant workers in Malaysia who play a vital role in the local economy. They keep households in order and look after children as domestic workers, prepare and serve food in restaurants around the country, manufacture key exports, and build the cities’ towering skyscrapers. The International Labour Organisation says […]
Elly Fazaniza PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) applauded a recent landmark judgment handed down by the industrial court on a hotel’s employee salary structure. Its president, Mohd Khalid Atan, told theSun today that the decision made last month is a precedent which should be followed by others in the hospitality industry. In […]
Zefry Dahalan PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s policy on foreign workers is fraught with Umno crony recruitment agencies ripping off millions of ringgit from foreign workers, Johor DAP deputy chairman S Ramakrishnan said today. Ramakrishnan added that instead of formulating a long-term comprehensive foreign labour policy, Umno politicians were busy plotting more schemes to swindle migrant workers. […]
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