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: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has urged the government not to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), claiming that it would be detrimental to the well-being of 12.5 million Malaysian workers. Its president, Khalid Atan said the feedback it had received from friendly labour organisations in other countries, including the United States, […]
BY B.K. SIDHU Khazanah boss said to have met the MAS union’s top officials recently MAS Employees Union (Maseu) was conspicuously absent when Malaysia Airlines (MAS) CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya on Wednesday showed he now has the support from the many of the airline’s unions to take it towards profitability path. Why Maseu top officials […]
BY B.K. SIDHU IT is interesting to note that the National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) has appointed itself as the union representing the cabin crew of Malaysia Airlines (MAS), although the airline had yet to recognise it up till yesterday. MAS still recognises MAS Employees Union (Maseu) as the union that represents its […]
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 1.4 million Bangladeshi workers, scheduled to be recruited in stages from early next year, will be issued special identity cards (IC). Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the ICs would have Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and biometric technology, and would function as a debit card and stored-value card […]
Malaysia’s main workers group has criticised employers who want a probation period and to pay 30% less for foreign workers with temporary work permits despite a government ban on the practice.
BY B.K. SIDHU OF late, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has reinstated flights that it had axed about two years ago. At that time, it had cut capacity by 12% under its route rationalisation exercise in January 2012. Over the last few months, however, it has added some routes, with Dubai returning to its radar screen in […]
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