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?
The Star
COMMENT
By V.K. CHIN
Friday August 10, 2007
THE Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) plans to hold more pickets to press
for a minimum wage and cost of living allowance for workers.
Malaysiakini
Jeswan Kaur | Aug 8, 07 12:46pm
THE Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) in its fight to secure a minimum
wage for the private sector employees should make use of the negotiation channels instead of picketing.
Malaysiakini
Aug 8, 07 10:02am
Thousands of Malaysian workers today staged a nationwide protest demanding
the government set a compulsory monthly minimum wage of RM900.
The Star
Tuesday August 7, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: A minimum of RM900 – that’s what the Malaysian Airline
System Employees’ Union Peninsular Malaysia (Maseu) is asking for.
Bernama
August 04, 2007 18:26 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) — The number of foreign workers in Malaysia
is expected to exceed five million by 2010 and this will have a major impact
on the employment situation in the country, said Malaysian Institute of Economic
Research (MIER) executive director Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Mohamed Ariff.
The Star
Saturday August 4, 2007
By ZULKIFLI ABD RAHMAN
KUALA LUMPUR: While Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow at 6.5% next
year, the stagnant unemployment rate must be addressed to prevent problems later
on, an economist said.
Inquirer
By Volt Contreras
Last updated 06:02am (Mla time)
08/02/2007
MANILA, Philippines — What has been hailed as a landmark declaration promoting
the welfare of migrant workers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
has hit a bump on the road.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (ES) – The two main opposition parties here today
have expressed support for a picket on Aug 8, to get the government to enact
a minimum wage of RM900 and a cost of living allowance (COLA) of RM300.
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