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?
KUCHING, Oct 24 (Bernama) — The 12,000 Bangladeshs nationals who will be recruited to Sarawak will only be hired as general workers, specifically in the plantation sector, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem. He said their recuitment was at the request of oil palm plantation companies in the state to solve the […]
BY ANGELINE LOH The government and the MMA could curb the spread of contagious diseases by opening up accessibility to medical treatment and health care for all, without discrimination, says Angeline Loh. In late September, the Malaysian Medical Association expressed its worry over the ‘rise in infectious diseases’ brought in and spread by migrants illegally entering […]
The Indian High Commission today ticked off Malaysian bosses for continued mistreatment of its nationals whom they employ. This, it said in a statement today, is despite close cooperation with the Malaysian Human Resource Ministry to curb such abuses and for remedial action. “We are still getting information of cases of physical abuse and ill-treatment […]
Anne Muhammad About 150 workers and 20 Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) representatives were on foot today to send memorandums to protest against ‘union busting’. At about 10am, they started their walk from Keretapi Tanah Melayu station in Kuala Lumpur towards the offices of the Bar Council and Suhakam. Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya (RUM) representative […]
Koh Jun Lin Malaysia’s productivity is decades behind that of neighbouring Singapore and other advanced Asian economies, data show. Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) executive director Stewart Forbes said that on average, a worker in Malaysia in 2013 is as productive as a worker in Singapore 35 years prior. Gross domestic product […]
A disturbing ‘UNION BUSTING’ trend is immerging, whereby employers have been terminating, suspending and taking disciplinary actions against TRADE UNION leaders and members, and workers involved in legitimate TRADE UNION and worker activities. 1. For picketing in front of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) on the issue of worker future welfare and rights, which the […]
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