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
Friday July 6, 2007
THE Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has threatened to lodge a complaint
with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) against Deputy Human Resources
Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakar for alleging that the congress had “a
hidden agenda.”
Malaysiakini
Bede Hong
Jul 5, 07 4:32pm
Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) is upset that it was not consulted for
the final draft of two bills that contains changes to laws which it claimed
would not be favourable to workers.
New Straits Times
2007/07/05
A minimum wage would mean that foreigners would be accorded the same salary
scale as locals, says Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakar.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 (Bernama) — Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (PONSB)
and Proton Tanjung Malim Sdn Bhd (PTMSB) today signed collective agreements
with their respective workers unions following the conclusion of negotiations.
07.03.07, 2:38 AM ET
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) – Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn said
foreign workers will flock to the country and rob locals of jobs if the government sets a minimum wage for private sector employees, a report said Tuesday.
Khaleej Times
BY FARISH A NOOR
3 July 2007
EVERY time I find myself in Indonesia, I am asked the same question by my Indonesian
friends and students: Why are Indonesian workers in Malaysia treated so badly
there?
Mon 2 Jul 2007, 9:06 GMT
By Jalil Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Reuters) – Malaysia dismissed on Monday possible U.S.
sanctions over human trafficking and warned Washington of alienating Muslims
after it blacklisted mostly Islamic countries.
(DPA)
2 July 2007
KUALA LUMPUR – About 200 Bangladeshi nationals gathered in front of a police
station in Malaysia’s central state of Negeri Sembilan after they said
they were cheated by a local agent who had promised them lucrative jobs in the
country, official reports said on Monday.
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