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
February 07, 2007 19:54 PM
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 7 (Bernama) — The government will introduce
an online Skills Acknowledgement Application System for foreign workers in a move
to speed up the processing of acknowledgement documents.
Bernama
February 07, 2007 18:20 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) — The Coalition of Factory
Workers and Trade Unions (GPKK) demonstrated for half-an-hour outside the United
States embassy, here Wednesday to protest against the on-going Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiation which it claimed violated the rights of the lower-income group.
Bernama
February 07, 2007 17:53 PM
KUCHING, Feb 7 (Bernama) — The proposal to increase the retirement
age to 60 should be implemented immediately in the public and private sectors
as it would not lead to lower productivity, Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak secretary Andrew Lo said Wednesday.
Bernama
February 07, 2007 00:28 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) — Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad
Badawi wants employers and employees to give high priority to health and safety
at the workplace.
Business Times
February 7 2007
Average Malaysian wages are expected to grow at a faster rate this year than that of workers in Europe, the US and parts of Asia.
Thanhnien
Monday, February 5, 2007 20:49:55 Vietnam (GMT+07)
A group of Vietnamese workers who lost their jobs for residing illegally in Malaysia have been reinstated, after agencies from the two countries worked together on the issue, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
Malaysiakini.com
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Feb 5, 07 4:02pm
How much do premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Najib Abdul Razak really know about the free trade agreement (FTA) that the US is negotiating with Malaysia?
Malaysiakini.com
Feb 3, 07 11:31am
The US government said Friday it was pressing ahead with
free-trade talks with Malaysia despite controversy over a mammoth energy deal
between the Southeast Asian nation and Iran.
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