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
Wednesday March 7, 2007
The Cabinet will be making a decision soon on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Government not to continue with the negotiations.
The Star
Tuesday March 6, 2007
A host of events has been drawn up to mark International Women’s Day on Thursday.
Malay Mail
by RAHMAN DAROS
6 March, 2007
EIGHT Rela members chose to ignore standard operating procedures.
The Star
Monday
March 5, 2007
KOTA KINABALU: Labour attaches will be placed at embassies in countries which send migrant workers to Malaysia.
The Star
GLOBAL TRENDS BY MARTIN KHOR
Monday March 5, 2007
Talks for a free trade agreement may start with high hopes, but as the FTA with the United States shows, many obstacles emerge that make it difficult to conclude. The higher cost of medicines is one issue that may worry families the most.
The Associated Press
March 4, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Police detained eight volunteer corps men for allegedly beating up Nepalese migrant workers during an operation to find illegal immigrants, a news report said Sunday.
New Straits Times
Jaspal Singh
03 Mar 2007
IPOH: A group of retrenched workers of the Royal Perak Golf Club have filed an industrial action against the club’s new management, claiming unfair dismissal.
Sun2Surf
05:16PM Fri, 02 Feb 2007
KEPALA BATAS (Feb 2, 2007): Malaysia rejects any form of political
pressure from Washington in the on-going Malaysia-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.
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