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 ELAN PERUMAL SHOPLOTS in the commercial centre of Taman Aman Perdana in Meru, Klang, have been turned into hostels for foreign workers, who live in less-than-conducive condition. The workers are occupying almost the entire ground and upper floors of the multiple shoplots in the commercial centre. StarMetro visited the area and found about 150 […]
THE heavy presence of foreigners who have virtually occupied the entire commercial centre in Taman Aman Perdana, have forced the local residents to travel far to buy their daily needs. Aman Perdana Residents Association chairman A. Maniam said the shops in Aman Perdana had nothing to offer the residents as almost 95% of the shops […]
PETALING JAYA: A company was fined by the Petaling Jaya Magistrate Court on Monday for violating minimum wage regulations which require full-time employees to be paid a minimum of RM900 a month. The Petaling Jaya-based company, which manufactures health products, was held to have acted in contravention of the Minimum Wage Order 2012 under the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) has submitted 10 proposals to the National Wage Consultative Council (NWCC) regarding the impending review of the Minimum Wage Order. MPMA President Lim Kok Boon said the implementation of the minimum wage policy had adversely affected the manufacturers in the plastics industry, particularly the small and medium […]
BY M. SHANMUGAM AND YVONNE TAN PETALING JAYA: The controversy surrounding the process of awarding a gas-fired power plant, supposedly to be located in Johor, on a direct negotiated basis has picked up in pace with unions of Tenaga Nasional Bhd joining in the fray to register their concerns on the matter. Union officials had […]
Malaysia joins the list of countries deemed the worst places in the world to work in as it does not guarantee workers’ rights, according to a survey by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). In its first-ever Global Rights Index report, compiled from 97 indicators, Malaysia scored 5, joining Cambodia, Bangladesh, China and Nigeria and […]
PETALING JAYA: According to an international trade union coalition, Malaysia does not guarantee workers’ rights. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has ranked Malaysia as among the worst places in the world to work in its debut report, Global Rights Index which was made public on Monday. ITUC is an international confederation of national trade […]
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