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, June 9 (Bernama) — To attract and retain new talents, the private sector should continue to improve its offers to the workforce, on which its success depends, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday. In his keynote address at Invest Malaysia 2014, Najib said this would be particularly important when […]
RESIDENTS of Prestige V in Batu Maung, Penang, are unhappy that some of the houses in their neighbourhood are allegedly being used as hostels for foreign workers. Five residents, said to be speaking on behalf of the others, claimed that about 25 of the 81 houses at the new residential area in Lorong Bidara had […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) unions on Friday voiced opposition to the direct award of Project 4A to SIPP Energy Sdn Bhd, with YTL Power International Bhd and TNB participating as consortium members. A joint statement by four TNB unions, representing 34,900 members, stated that the workers did not agree should TNB accept the […]
BY ELAN PERUMAL THE authorities have come under fire for turning a blind eye to the poor living conditions of some 5,000 foreign workers housed in shoplots in Taman Aman Perdana, Meru in Klang. The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) expressed concern over their terrible living conditions. Suhakam commissioner James Nayagam said it was […]
BAYAN LEPAS: A foreign worker tried to escape detection by hiding behind a shrine near a laundromat during an Immigration Department operation today. However, his attempt at avoiding detection was unsuccessful after sharp-eyed enforcement officers noticed something amiss at the shrine and quickly detained him. Penang Immigration Department enforcement chief Basri Othman said the man […]
Compiled by NG SI HOOI, LOSHANA K SHAGAR and A. RAMAN A MAN claiming to be a Datuk has been cheating illegal foreign workers and their employers in Shah Alam by convincing them he can help speed up their applications for permits. Harian Metro reported that the man, in his 60s, has claimed that he […]
By Mohd Noor Firdaus Mohd Azil KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) — The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) regards the action of the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN) in issuing directive CP38 (deduction of additional tax on instalments) from June 16 as untimely and burdensome. Its president, […]
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