The Star
By M. KRISHNAMOORTHY
Sunday August 26, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: Employers welcome the move to amend the Industrial Act to give
dismissed workers up to just 24 months’ salary in compensation if they
are reinstated.
Malaysiakini
Aug 23, 07 10:26am
The Indonesian government upped the pressure on Malaysia to take swift action
against abusive employers after the death of an Indonesian maid working in Kuala
Lumpur.
Bernama
August 22, 2007 14:29 PM
JAKARTA, Aug 22 (Bernama) — The Indonesian Ministry of National Education
is planning to carry out professional courses for its citizens working overseas
such as in Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, a senior official said.
The Daily Star
Staff Correspondent
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
At least 58 Bangladeshi workers have been living an inhuman life unfed or half-fed
in Malaysia for the last one and a half months, as the Malaysian employer refused
to employ them.
Malaysiakini
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Aug 20, 07 2:51pm
Restrictions against unionised workers from picketing on a trade dispute which has been brought to the Industrial Court will in the future apply even to non-unionised workers.
Malay Mail
By SUSHMA VEERA
Monday, August 20 2007
DHAKA: He was a fi rst-year undergraduate doing his Bachelor of Arts, but had
to drop out due to fi nancial reasons.
The Jakarta Post
August 20, 2007
JAKARTA: The remains of Kunarsih, a migrant worker who died in Malaysia, arrived
Saturday in Jakarta at about 3 p.m. and will be flown to Surakarta, Central
Java, at 6:15 a.m. Sunday.
Al-Jazeera
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2007
9:41 MECCA TIME, 6:41 GMT
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Workers rights groups say Malaysia does not do enough |
The bruised body of an Indonesian maid has been found at the home of her Malaysian
employers, once again raising concerns over the treatment of domestic workers
in the country.
