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?
Many employees are still being paid below the minimum wage, despite employers earning huge profits and the minimum wage policy introduced last year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
BUTERWORTH: MTUC Penang is calling on the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to conduct a thorough investigation into the collapse of a section of the ramp connecting the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway to the second Penang Bridge in Batu Maung.
BY MARTIN CARVALHO PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia Air-lines’ (MAS) optional no-pay leave scheme is expected to receive lukewarm response from some 7,000 members of the Malaysian Airlines System Employees’ Union (Maseu). Maseu secretary-general Abdul Malek Ariff said there must be a compelling reason for an employee to take up the offer, particularly if they were […]
PETALING JAYA: The MAS Employees Union (Maseu) is planning to distribute a memorandum on the MAS-AirAsia share swap deal to MPs next week. Maseu president Alias Aziz said yesterday that the union had decided to distribute the memorandum, which they had sent to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, to all MPs in Parliament. […]
SUBANG JAYA: Workers and leaders alike stood together to voice their concerns over the increasing cost of living and long working hours as well as to demand more rights for the workforce to mark Labour Day.
SEGAMAT: Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri S.Subramaniam said the Government was serious about plans for workers in the private sector to receive pension after they retire.
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