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 ELIZABETH ZACHARIAH Trapped in a cycle of low wages and low education, the Malaysian workforce is poorly compensated compared with shareholders, making employers morally obligated to retrain and provide proper education for workers to upgrade themselves, a labour rights group has said. Responding to a report by the Khazanah Research Institute, the Malaysian Trades […]
By Nurulhuda Che Das KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) — The workers’ union has called on public and private sector employers to consider a salary increment of not less than 10 per cent to commensurate with employees’ increased productivity and performance in the country. Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) — The Immigration Department will weed out irresponsible agents and middle men who are responsible for bringing in illegal immigrants into the country. Its Director-general Datuk Mustafa Ibrahim said, parties involved in employing or harbouring these immigrants illegally should surrender themselves before the amnesty programme ends on Dec 31. “The […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — There are an estimated 142,600 people currently bonded in slavery in Malaysia, placing the country eighth among the worst perpetrators of slavery in the Asia Pacific region by percentage of population, according to an international study on modern slavery. The Global Slavery Index 2014, which was published last week by […]
By Tenaganita “Malaysia by virtue of being a member of the United Nations has subscribed to the philosophy, concepts and norms provided by the UDHR, which sets out the minimum and common standard of human rights for ALL PEOPLES and ALL NATIONS.” (Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia official website, 2014) Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s […]
BY SHAZWAN MUSTAFA KAMAL KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Despite high company profits, the growth in salaries of Malaysian employees is less than the growth in productivity, Khazanah Research Institute (KRiS) said today in a report on households. The “State of Households Report” stated that the low wages could be partly attributed to a “relatively […]
BY EILEEN NG Putrajaya’s delay in rebutting an international global labour rights group report on forced labour in Malaysia’s electrical and electronic (E&E) sector could place the country on a watch list that will affect the billion-ringgit industry, warned an opposition MP. Responding to the US Labour Department-funded Verite on its September findings that nearly […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) — The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has repeated its call that the government seriously consider increasing the risk allowance for government officers. Its president, Datuk Azih Muda said this was because the enforcers were stressed over their low salaries and the increasing […]
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