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
Saturday April 21, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: Workers groups have expressed shock that employees aged above
55 will have their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions slashed by half
under the proposed EPF Bill (Amendment) 2007.
eKantipur
2007-04-18
MALAYSIA, April 18 – Some 45 Nepali workers have been stranded due to the closure
of the PIO SDN BHD Company of Banting Pungti Pukaukeri in Malaysia.
UNI Global Union
04/11/2007
– Labour news from UNI global union – for trade unions in a global services economy. –
The ASEAN TUs/CSOs Consultation Workshop on Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers sponsored by the Task Force on ASEAN Migrant Workers and UNI-APRO. “Forging and Strengthening Linkages among Migrant NGOs and Trade Unions” on 28 March 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
UNI Global Union
04/11/2007
– Labour news from UNI global union – for trade unions in a global services economy. –
Building union membership among shopworkers in Malaysia is the key
target of a new, two-year organising project launched by UNI Development with
Handels and HTF of Sweden.
Bernama
April 05, 2007 21:23 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Bernama) — The government has received
several complaints of Malaysian workers being abused in Singapore, either by their employers or agents there.
China Daily
By Su Qiang
2007-04-05 06:55
The Chinese embassy in Malaysia is trying to help 207 Chinese workers return home from Kelantan, where they are stranded after being cheated by a job agency, an embassy councilor said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
April 05, 2007
BATAM, Riau Islands (Antara): Malaysian government plans to expel 829 illegal workers from Indonesia after they served their jail terms in the country, an Indonesian diplomat said Thursday.
The Star
By SIM LEOI LEOI
Wednesday April 4, 2007
PUTRAJAYA: All government offices will
open half-an-hour earlier and close 30 minutes later from June.
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