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?
New Straits Times
MOHAMED ARIFF
17 Feb 2007
Foreign workers do jobs that Malaysians would not touch
with a 10-foot pole, and it’s necessary for the government to protect them
from abuse and exploitation, writes MOHAMED ARIFF.
The Jakarta Post
Saturday, February 17, 2007
BATAM, Riau Island Province: The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, has returned 101 problematic workers to Batam, an official said.
Malaysiakini.com
Feb 16, 07 1:01pm
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has expressed preference for the Human Resources Ministry over the Home Ministry in dealing with foreign workers.
Antara News
Feb 16, 2007
Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) – Indonesia will soon
ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers and Their Families to
protect the rights of its citizens employed abroad, a Foreign Ministry official
said.
The Star
Friday February 16, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia wants to try its very best to complete negotiations
on a Free Trade Area (FTA) with the United States within the March time frame.
The Financial Express
2/15/2007
Malaysia will recruit 105,000 workers from Bangladesh and the process for sending the workers has already started, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.
The Star
By M. KRISHNAMOORTHY
Thursday February 15, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will dramatically shorten the time needed to make withdrawals, from one month to just two days.
Malaysiakini.com
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Feb 14, 07 10:31am
While some quarters are exulting over the apparently faltering US-Malaysia free trade agreement (FTA) talks, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has warned civil society groups not let their guard down just yet.
Address: Wisma MTUC,10-5, Jalan USJ 9/5T, 47620 Subang Jaya,Selangor | Tel: 03-80242953 | Fax: 03-80243225 | Email: sgmtuc@gmail.com.com
