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
Monday July 2, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: Companies with strong union representation should be allowed
to negotiate their salaries instead of having a government-set minimum wage
of RM900, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn said.
Bernama
By Mohd Nasir Yusoff
July 01, 2007 19:50 PM
JAKARTA, July 1 (Bernama) — The Malaysian government and the mass media have
never and will not cover any abuse cases of Indonesian workers as the inhumane
action by a fraction of Malaysian employers is also frowned upon by Malaysians,
Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin said.
New Straits Times
By : Arman Ahmad
2007/07/01
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun:
A survey involving 570,000 employees is being conducted to identify the
lowest-paying jobs in the country.
Bernama
By Mohd Nasir Yusoff
June 30, 2007 19:22 PM
BANDUNG, June 30 (Bernama) — The mass media should not jeopardise the close
bilateral relations between Malaysia and Indonesia which had been forged officially
for 50 years, said Malaysian Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin.
New Straits Times
By : Neville Spykerman
2007/06/28
SHAH ALAM: Some 289 illegal immigrants were arrested in a state wide operation
by Rela officers yesterday.
The Star
Wednesday June 27, 2007
BANGI: Companies providing goggles, gas masks, respiratory devices and others
for their workers may get a tax rebate if a proposal by the National Institute
of Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) is given the nod by the Finance Ministry.
New Straits Times
2007/06/28
GELANG PATAH, THU.:
The Bangladeshi High Commission has claimed that all its workers employed
at an electronics factory here have not been maltreated or forced to work without
pay as alleged by a non-governmental organisation.
Malaysiakini
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Jun 27, 07 5:28pm
All Malaysians – not just Malays – stand to lose out to big business should
a free trade agreement (FTA) be signed between Asean and the European Union
(EU), cautioned lobby group Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation.
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