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 MELISSA CHI PETALING JAYA, Dec 5 — A union representing cabin crew members of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) today threatened to picket over the national carrier’s refusal to the acknowledge the union and the firing of its president. A meeting between MAS, the National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) and the Human Resources Ministry, […]
Vathani Panirchellvum KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3, 2013): Employees in the private sector will be able to check their entitlement in wages through the minimum wage portal that was officially launched today. The portal will contain important information like the way the minimum wage is calculated, the rationale of the minimum wage policy and those eligible […]
by Peter Boon, reporters@theborneopost.com SIBU: Some 250 members of Sarawak Bank Employees’ Union (SBEU) here braved rain yesterday to gather in front of HSBC premises in support of members affected by the bank’s decision to close its commercial banking business in Sarawak. Kai Peng Road, usually quiet in the evenings, was turned into a hive of […]
Eva Yeong KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27, 2013): Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 5% to 5.5% next year and 5.5% to 6% in 2015, the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) said, driven by domestic demand. The think-tank is maintaining its 2013 GDP forecast of 4.8%, driven by the services sector […]
by Wilfred Pilo, reporters@theborneopost.com KUCHING: Sixty HSBC staff will be out of a job soon following the bank’s decision to close its corporate banking in Kuching, Sibu and Miri. Unhappy with the decision, the affected staff and some Sarawak Bank Employees Union (SBEU) members held a peaceful protest in front of the bank here yesterday. Among […]
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) could see the biggest walkout of its cabin crew after the National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) announced it would stage a protest against the airline’s suspension of the union’s president Ismail Nasaruddin. The Nufam Secretariat said union members were expected to vote next week on the decision to […]
PETALING JAYA (Nov 22, 2013): The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam), which represents 3,500 cabin crew at Malaysia Airlines (MAS), has threatened to stage a walkout next month in protest at the inaction of the national airline’s management to lift the suspension order on its president Ismail Nasaruddin, who was suspended from duty […]
Aidila Razak | 3:06PM Nov 14, 2013 Malaysia Airlines has denied that the suspension of its chief steward and union head Ismail Nasaruddin was an act of “union busting”, saying that it had acted in accordance to the law. Responding to Malaysiakini, the national airlines said it has the “prerogative to take disciplinary action on […]
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