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
Sunday March 25, 2007
WASHINGTON: The United States and Malaysia will discuss next month the best way to continue working on a free trade agreement after formally missing a March 31 deadline to finish the pact, US trade officials said on Friday.
Bernama
March 24, 2007 20:14 PM
MARANG, March 24 (Bernama) — Over 100 cases of abuse and
cheating of Malaysian workers happened in Singapore last year, the highest compared
to five other countries popular among Malaysians for overseas jobs.
The New Nation
By UNB, Dhaka
Sat, 24 Mar 2007, 12:28:00
Malaysian authorities will recruit 9,000 workers under a special scheme soon for plantation sector, mainly for their famous palm-oil industry.
Malaysiakini.com
Mar 24, 07 1:19am
The US government has ruled out securing a free-trade agreement
with Malaysia before President George W Bush loses his "fast-track"
trade promotion authority in three months.
Manila Standard Today
Mar, 24 2007
Team Unity senatorial candidate Rep. Prospero Pichay has called on the Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Foreign Affairs to step up measures to protect Filipino workers in Malaysia and other labor markets.
Bernama
March 23, 2007 18:56 PM
SUBANG JAYA, March 23 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Trades Union
Congress (MTUC) on Friday suggested that the government pay old-age pension to
poor senior citizens aged over 60 years.
The Star
Friday March 23, 2007
WITH REFERENCE to the letter by S.M. Mohamed Idris, president of the Consumers Association of Penang (The
Star, March 21), the Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association (MTMA) wishes
to put forward the true prospective of the impact of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
with the US on the textile and apparel industry.
Bernama
March 22, 2007 21:17 PM
DUBAI, March 22 (Bernama) — International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk
Seri Rafidah Aziz said Malaysia is considering discussing free trade agreement
(FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
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