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?
BY TASHNY SUKUMARAN PETALING JAYA: Kaliyani Krishnan, 49, received a series of hard knocks from life. Six years after her husband died in a road accident, she was diagnosed with advanced renal failure. With three children, Kaliyani had no choice but to continue to work as an assistant nurse despite dizziness, nausea, swollen limbs and […]
MARAN, June 22 (Bernama) — The government is still undergoing negotiations with the Indonesian government on the recruitment of maids from that country, said Deputy Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abdul Mutalib. He said, so far, there were still many matters that had yet to be finalised, including the issue of registration processing fee, […]
MALACCA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has proposed that the minimum wage for public and private sector employees be raised to at least RM1,200 per month. MTUC president Khalid Atan said the present minimum wage of RM900 for workers in Peninsular Malaysia and RM800 for those in Sabah and Sarawak was too low, and […]
MELAKA, June 21 (Bernama) — The increase in revenue from the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will enable the government to consider numerous demands, including increase in allowances of civil servants. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government needed new additional revenue to meet the demands, and a more […]
MELAKA, June 21 (Bernama) — Three sets of the government agenda, namely the strengthening of the labour market, updating social security network and harmonising industrial relations will ensure continuous protection of employee welfare. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said through the agenda to strengthen the national labour market, the government focused on aspects […]
Continued failure to curb traffickers prompts US to downgrade Malaysia in its annual Trafficking in Persons report Kate Hodal, Kuala Lumpur The US has downgraded Malaysia to the lowest ranking in its annual human trafficking report, relegating the southeast Asian nation to the same category as Zimbabwe, North Korea and Saudi Arabia. The move could […]
An Open Letter to the Public I note with grave concern the various comments attributed to politicians from both sides of the divide as they opined that Unions of the national airline were unreasonable in their demands, imputing that the employees were asking for the “moon” in terms & conditions of service, including perks & […]
MARAN, June 20 (Bernama) — The revision of the minimum salary scheme will be finalised in August, said Human Resource Deputy Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Mutalib. He said the scheme review process was now in the final stage and the announcement of the results would be made by Human Resource Minister Datuk Richard Riot […]
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