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?
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Mar 27, 2007, 9:51 GMT
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia spent 3.2 million ringgit (914,000
dollars) last year to detain and deport some 50,000 illegal workers, a minister
said Tuesday.
Bernama
March 26, 2007 18:27 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) — Collective and immediate
actions must be taken to curb workplace accidents, with everyone having the common
goal of striving towards zero-accident target, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said
Monday.
Sun2Surf
B. Suresh Ram
12:26AM Mon, 26 Mar 2007
PETALING JAYA (March 26, 2007): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress
(MTUC) is pushing for the retirement age in both the public and private sectors
to be increased from 55 to 60.
The Star
Sunday March 25, 2007
THE discrimination of women and human trafficking were the primary focus of this year’s International Women’s Day celebration at University College Sedaya International (UCSI).
The Star
Sunday March 25, 2007
In the interest of encouraging greater discussion on the pros and cons of Free Trade Agree-ment (FTA), the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) would like to respond to some of the points raised by the Con-sumers Association of Penang (CAP).
The Star
Sunday March 25, 2007
WASHINGTON: The United States and Malaysia will discuss next month the best way to continue working on a free trade agreement after formally missing a March 31 deadline to finish the pact, US trade officials said on Friday.
Bernama
March 24, 2007 20:14 PM
MARANG, March 24 (Bernama) — Over 100 cases of abuse and
cheating of Malaysian workers happened in Singapore last year, the highest compared
to five other countries popular among Malaysians for overseas jobs.
The New Nation
By UNB, Dhaka
Sat, 24 Mar 2007, 12:28:00
Malaysian authorities will recruit 9,000 workers under a special scheme soon for plantation sector, mainly for their famous palm-oil industry.
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