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?
The Star
By MEERA VIJAYAN
Tuesday April 3, 2007
JOHOR BARU: Migrant workers from India are making their way home as the buoyant economic growth there has created a surge in job opportunities.
Malaysiakini.com
Apr 2, 07 11:05am
Malaysian opponents of a free-trade deal with the United
States celebrated on Saturday after the countries missed an end-of-the-month deadline to fast-track an agreement.
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO
www.ofwjournalism.net
MAKATI CITY—LESS protected
under an international convention, domestic helpers and low-skilled temporary
migrant workers still couldn’t find solace within a pact among Asean countries, analysts pointed out recently.
The Associated Press
April 2, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysian and U.S. officials will meet later this month in Washington to push forward negotiations for a free trade pact despite missing a weekend deadline to fast-track the deal, a U.S. Embassy official said Monday.
The Associated Press
April 2, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Hundreds of thousands of
low-income civil servants in Malaysia are moonlighting in second jobs to make
ends meet, including many who work as taxi drivers, a news report said Monday.
UNI Global Union
03/31/2007
– Labour news from UNI global union – for trade unions in a global services economy. –
Labor migration is a growing
phenomenon worldwide and in the Asia Pacific region. In Asia, the International
Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that there are 50 million documented migrant
workers; undocumented migrant workers can easily double this figure. For years,
trade unions had more or less left the organizing of migrant workers to NGOs.
But in recent years, trade unions have come to realize that, since unions were
organized to protect ALL workers, they have the responsibility of promoting the
rights and welfare of migrant workers.
Bernama
March 27, 2007 16:24 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) — The government spent RM3.2
million last year to repatriate illegal immigrants, Home Affairs Minister Datuk
Seri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said.
The Star
Tuesday March 27, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: A trade union body representing 200,000 workers has handed
over a memorandum to the Deputy Prime Minister asking for employers in the private
sector to pay a special cost of living allowance (COLA) to workers.
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