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?
families and married couples that earn a monthly household income of less than RM3,000 and have lived in Selangor for more than a decade will be given a card for subsidised treatment at clinics under the state’s Peduli Sihat Scheme. Selangor Health, Welfare, Women and Family Affairs committee chairman Dr Daroyah Alwi said the subsidised […]
SURAT: Malaysian Trades Union Congress Sabah (MTUC) sekali lagi di kejutkan dengan keadaan dan situasi para pekerja di Sabah Forest Industri, Sipitang. Sudah lebih enam bulan SFI tidak menjalankan operasinya. Keadaan ini telah memberi tekanan kepada pekera-pekerja SFI yang berjumlah lebih kurang 1,600. Mengikut aduan Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja Perkayuan Sabah (STIEU) ini, mereka tidak melakukan apa-apa […]
PETALING JAYA: Allowing employers with illegal foreign workers to continue hiring them will help overcome the shortage of workers – a problem many have long struggled to resolve. Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said the move was a big relief to employers and would benefit the workers and the Government. “By […]
PUTRAJAYA: Employers’ urgent need for foreign workers get two important boosts from the Government in a move to keep businesses moving. Firstly, employers are allowed to continue hiring their existing illegal foreign workers by applying temporary work passes for them. Secondly, the green light has also been given to four sectors – poultry, mining and […]
PETALING JAYA: Employers want the Government to speed up the procedure to legalise foreign workers. They want this done fast, as many are already facing critical shortage of workers. Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association (Presma) president Ayoob Khan Muhamad Yakub said with the latest decision, they hope to be able to organise their future needs, […]
PUTRAJAYA 17 Jan. – Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) menerusi Jabatan Imigresen memperoleh keizinan daripada Jabatan Peguam Negara untuk mengeluarkan kad pekerja sementara kepada pendatang asing tanpa izin (PATI) yang mempunyai majikan di negara ini. Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, pengeluaran kad itu dibuat atas permintaan golongan majikan untuk mendaftarkan pekerja […]
PETALING JAYA: Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings should be used to finance a member’s post-retirement needs, the retirement fund has reiterated. It said pre-retirement withdrawal facilities were introduced to cover basic needs such as buying a house, paying for medical costs and for education. It said the computer purchase withdrawal scheme introduced in 2001 was […]
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