The Star
Thursday May 10, 200
At The Dewan Rakyat
Reports by ZULKIFLI A. RAHMAN, ELIZABETH LOOI AND FLORENCE A. SAMY
THE Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill 2007 was passed yesterday, allowing
those who opt to continue working after their retirement age to contribute to
the fund until they turn 75, among others.
Bernama
By Haslin Gaffor
May 09, 2007 20:59 PM
SANDAKAN, May 9 (Bernama) — The oil palm sector in Sabah and Sarawak is facing
problems in getting workers from Indonesia as the same kind of industry is being
developed in the neighbouring country.
Government Uses RELA Force on Migrant Workers
HRW News
(New York, May 9, 2007) – The Malaysian government should immediately
take steps to dissolve the People’s Volunteer Corps (Ikatan Relawan Rakyat
or RELA), responsible for numerous cases of illegal detentions, unlawful use
of force, and extortion, Human Rights Watch said today.
IPS News
Anil Netto
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (IPS) – The shocking torture and death of an Indian national allegedly at the hands of his employers here has highlighted the lack of protection and support networks for migrant workers in this country.
Daily Express
05 May, 2007
Kota Kinabalu: Workers in Sabah and Sarawak are deprived of retrenchment benefits
under the amended Sabah Labour Ordinance (SLO) and Sarawak Labour Ordinance.
Bernama
By Mohd Nasir Yusoff
May 03, 2007 17:20 PM
NUSA DUA (Bali), May 3 (Bernama) — Malaysia has called for the 140-member
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to suggest a mechanism to monitor the growth
of the migrant labour force.
Hindustan Times
Kuala Lumpur, May 03, 2007
Twenty-one Indian workers who arrived in Malaysia for a better future now want
to return home, saying they were beaten by their employer and denied salary.
New Straits Times
By: Regina Lee
2007/05/02
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| MTUC president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud (seated, second from right) and Cuepacs president Omar Osman (seated, third from right) at the Cuepacs Workers’ Day celebration. |
KUALA LUMPUR: In a rare display of solidarity, Cuepacs invited the Malaysian
Trades Union Congress (MTUC) to speak at its Workers Day celebration for the
first time yesterday.
Cuepacs president Omar Osman assured the crowd of about 200 members, including
teachers, nurses and police personnel, that there was no bad blood between both
organisations.
