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?
ABS-CBN Interactive
January 9, 2007
Southeast Asian leaders will push for
better pay and working conditions for millions of migrant workers from the region
when they meet this week for an annual meeting in Cebu.
Malaysiakini.com
Jan 9, 07 2:41pm
Satu memorandum akan diserahkan kepada Perdana Menteri sebagai
membantah keputusan kerajaan dan Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri
(MITI) untuk meneruskan rundingan Perjanjian Perdagangan Bebas (FTA) dengan Amerika
Syarikat.
Memorandum tersebut akan diserahkan oleh Gabungan Rakyat Membantah
FTA di pejabat Perdana Menteri di Putrajaya pagi esok.
Malaysiakini.com
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Jan 9, 07 12:48pm
He is an auditor of the ‘social’ kind. While most auditors pore over accounts
to ensure that companies remain profitable, Charles Santiago social audits the
often unpleasant conditions of factories on behalf of workers.
The Star
Tuesday January 9, 2007
THE Star journalist Elan Perumal made history when he was
honoured for his contribution to estate workers during the 60th anniversary celebration
of the Selangor branch of the National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW).
Aliran Monthly
Tuesday, 09 January 2007
The fourth round of negotiations for a US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement is currently in progress in San Francisco, but Malaysians have no idea
what they are getting themselves into, warns Anil Netto.
Bernama
January 08, 2007 19:00 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) — The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
(FMM) Monday expressed its reservations and concern over the proposed retrenchment
fund.
Malaysiakini.com
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Jan 8, 07 1:55pm
exclusive Economist Charles
Santiago delves into the political and economic implications of the proposed free
trade agreement between the US and Malaysia and the failure of Malaysians to come
to grips with these.
Malaysiakini.com
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Jan 8, 07 1:44pm
The US-Malaysia free trade agreement (FTA)
will alter the economic and political fundamentals in Malaysia beyond the hopes
of those seeking the dismantling of such pro-Malay policies as the National Economic
Policy (NEP), warns an economist.
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