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?
Bernama
March 21, 2007 21:53 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) — Bumiputera companies, especially small and medium enterprises, will benefit from the Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) being negotiated, according to International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz.
Bernama
March 21, 2007 21:25 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) — International Trade and
Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said now was not the time to announce
the details of the ongoing Free Trade Agreement negotiations between Malaysia
and the United States.
Bernama
March 21, 2007 00:18 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) — Some of the negative comments made on the Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement negotiations have been due to a lack of understanding of the FTA and the related issues, Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said today.
New Straits Times
Sonia Ramachandran and Ranjeetha Pakiam
21 Mar 2007
KUALA LUMPUR,
WED: The MTUC president says the umbrella body for private sector unions is not
against the productivity-linked wage system (PLWS), and had in fact agreed to
it in 1996.
The Star
Wednesday March 21, 2007
FEDERATION
of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) president Datuk Yong Poh Kon claims that Malaysia
has more to gain than lose from signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the
US (The
Star, March 17).
Bernama
March 20, 2007 18:49 PM
MARANG, March 20 (Bernama) — Many women who have been sexually
harassed at work do not dare lodging reports with the police or Manpower Department out of fear of being sacked or feel embarrassed.
Malaysiakini.com
Mar 20, 07 4:28pm
Malaysia will fail to woo crucial investment from the United
States and bolster exports to its biggest trading partner without a bilateral
free trade deal, Trade Minister Rafidah Aziz warned today.
Bernama
March 19, 2007 18:18 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) — The free trade agreement
(FTA) proposed between Malaysia and the United States has many areas that can
be negotiated to deliver a satisfactory resolution, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said Monday.
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