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?
GMA News
11/10/2007 | 08:54 AM
At least 19 Filipino workers filed illegal recruitment charges against a couple
who allegedly promised them jobs in Malaysia. The workers arrived in the Philippines last Friday from the said Southeast Asian country.
The Daily Star
Unb, Dhaka
2007-11-10
Malaysian government may consider lifting of embargo on fresh recruitment of Bangladeshi workers once problems recently caused by unscrupulous agents are resolved.
The Star
Saturday November 10, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: The hiring of foreign workers in large numbers has become an “addiction” among Malaysian employers and this must stop, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Protest Against Alleged Abuse
Fate of 367 others uncertain
Porimol Palma
2007-11-08
Over 400 of the disgruntled Bangladeshi workers who had staged protests near Bangladesh mission in Kuala Lumpur have been reinstated, while fate of 367 others is still uncertain.
November 09, 2007 01:55 AM
PETALING JAYA, Nov 8 (Bernama) — Employers wishing to recruit foreign workers must now advertise the job vacancies in their companies with the Electronic Labour Exchange for two weeks before their requests can be considered.
Nearly 40,000 overseas job-seekers cheated
The Daily Star
Porimol Palma
2007-11-07
A section of officials of recruiting agencies and Bangladesh Association of
International Recruiting Agencies (Baira) are allegedly swindling thousands
of job seekers out of an enormous amount of money for sending their digitised
fingerprints to Malaysia with the false impression of finalising their jobs,
said sources in Baira and manpower businesses.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) — Some 10,000 members of the National Union
of Banking Employees (NUBE) will stage pickets nationwide on Saturday to press
their demand for payment of two months of bonus.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Malaysia should deal with migrant workers humanely and avoid acting arrogantly in its relations with Indonesia, former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said.
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