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?
Aliran Monthly
Thursday, 14 December 2006
K George points out that Malaysian workers are often unaware of labour law provisions and goes on to enlighten them about their basic rights.
The Star
Wednesday December 13, 2006
PUTRAJAYA: Local maid agencies who claim that Indonesian recruiting agents
are making it hard for them to source for maids at the stipulated RM2,415 fee
should notify the Indonesian Embassy.
The Star
Comment by K. Pakaran
Wednesday December 13, 2006
CONTRIBUTIONS by civil servants are mostly intangible. Tell Malaysians they
can obtain passports in a day or two, they say that is expected of the officers
at the Immigration Department.
Daily Express
12 December 2006
Kota Kinabalu: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (Keadilan) Sabah said a fresh regularisation
exercise will be futile if the root of the illegal immigrant problem remains
unresolved.
The Jakarta Post
December 11, 2006
TANGERANG: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Police detained 11 illegal
migrant workers Saturday who were heading for Malaysia through Batam island.
Business Times
By Rupa Damodaran
rupabanerji@nstp.com.my
December 11 2006
THE Malaysia-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which is into its final leg
of negotiations, will be the first to be concluded between two Organisation
of Islamic Conference (OIC) economies.
The Star
BY M. KRISHNAMOORTHY
Sunday December 10, 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: Starting Friday, any employer who hires a Filipino maid may have
to pay her a minimum monthly salary of RM1,430 – double the old wage and
almost three times that of an Indonesian maid.
Daily Express
10 December, 2006
Kuala Lumpur: The Industrial Court has ruled that workers should be able to
use office e-mail to gossip about their bosses, and even use derogatory language,
without fear of being sacked.
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