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
Mimi Syed Yusof
15 Aug 2006
BEHRANG: In the still of the night, about 100 Rela members and officers from
the State Rela unit trekked the muddy path leading to a rubber estate at Felda
Sungai Behrang.
New Straits Times
13 Aug 2006
By V. Anbalagan and Ranjeetha Pakiam
KUALA LUMPUR: Judges must adopt a broad and liberal approach when interpreting
the Federal Constitution to discover fundamental rights which were not spelt
out in the supreme law of the land.
Bernama
August 12, 2006 20:12 PM
ALOR GAJAH, Aug 12 (Bernama) — The Home Affairs Ministry Saturday cautioned
employers to follow to the letter procedures for the hiring of foreign labour.
Malaysiakini.com
Aug 12, 06 11:49am
Vietnamese authorities are investigating allegations that six Vietnamese women
working in Malaysia were beaten by their boss, an official said.
New Straits Times
12 Aug 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Occupational Safety and Health has set a target
to reduce industrial fatal accidents by 20 per cent in four years.
New Straits Times
12 Aug 2006
IPOH: It is wrong to remand local workers as part of police investigations
into the harbouring of illegal foreign workers by their employer.
Bernama
August 11, 2006 10:58 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) — A total of 62,256 workforce registered at
the Employment Division of the Manpower Department were still unemployed as
of last May.
New Straits Times
11 Aug 2006
Shahrul Hafeez
IPOH, FRI.: It is wrong to remand local workers as part of police investigations
on the harbouring of illegal foreign workers by their employer.
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