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?
There is a taste, a smell to freedom. You and I enjoy it. Many don’t. An estimated 27 million people are believed to live in slavery around the world. And many of these cases are happening in Malaysia. Lokesh Sapaliga, an Indian national’s horrifying experience in a Sarawak factory, is the latest case of modern-day […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) — The revenue of 116 subsidiaries of Federal Statutory bodies rose 4.4 per cent to RM4.07 billion in 2013 versus RM3.90 billion recorded in 2012. The 2013 Auditor General’s Report (Third Series) revealed that Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) generated the highest revenue of RM1 billion, up 6.2 per cent from […]
CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Nov 9 (Bernama) — The Immigration Department’s ‘Ops Gempak dan Mesra’ crackdown in seven locations in Cameron Highlands Sunday netted 181 illegal immigrants. Its principal assistant director (Control Division) Datuk Sakib Kusmi said the seven locations were Ringlet, Lembah Bertam, Tanah Rata, Brinchang, Kampung Raja, Tringkap and Kuala Terla. “In the operation, 581 […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 ― In a harrowing tale of modern-day slavery, a migrant worker from India who answered an oil and gas industry recruitment call in Malaysia has claimed he was sold to a “human trafficking mafia” here and forced to labour in an oil palm waste factory in Sibu, Sarawak under inhumane conditions. […]
By Gana Prakash Malaysian Trade Union Congress has called upon the Selangor state government to consider naming one of the streets in Selangor in the honour of unionist and former parliamentarian, V David. MTUC Secretary General N Gopal Kishnam made the request in a press statement released by MTUC today. V David, the man who […]
By Bhupen Patel Lokesh Sapaliga’s 25-day ordeal started with a job offer at an oil rig in Malaysia, and ended in a factory where he toiled for 20 hours, ate food crawling with worms, and slept on bedbug-ridden mattresses, until he ran through a jungle to his freedom Lokesh Sapaliga (27) heaved a sigh of […]
KUANTAN, Nov 5 (Bernama) — Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said the increase in foreign nationals in Cameron Highlands, especially from Bangladesh was because their services are needed in the agricultural sector. He said the agriculture sector stood to lose if foreign workers, including from Nepal, China, Vietnam and Rohingya refugees were not […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) — Demographic shifts, especially rapid urbanisation, provides a new context of challenges in pursuing meaningful financial education strategies to achieve effective and responsible financial management in communities, says Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz. She said Asia had experienced the most rapid demographic change in the […]
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