Untapped pool of workers
The Star
Sunday June 18, 2006
PENANG: The pool of 130,000 disabled persons registered with the Welfare Department
can be tapped into to fill up vacancies in various sectors.
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
Sunday June 18, 2006
PENANG: The pool of 130,000 disabled persons registered with the Welfare Department
can be tapped into to fill up vacancies in various sectors.
The Star
Friday June 16, 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian employers tend to perceive older workers less favourably
compared with younger ones, a global study commissioned by HSBC Bank reveals.
Financial Express
Friday, June 16, 2006 at 0000 hours IST
KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 15: A free-trade pact between the United States and Malaysia
could encourage more illegal logging and accelerate rainforest destruction in
Southeast Asia, an international environmental group said on Thursday.
Malaysiakini.com
Ng Eng Kiat
Jun 16, 06 2:12pm
A dispute between factory workers and an Indonesian-owned plywood factory in
Wakaf Tembusu, Terengganu has sparked one of the longest pickets ever seen on
the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
News Straits Times
Annie Freeda Cruez
13 Jun 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite working conditions that are the envy of many abroad,
Malaysia has failed to keep occupational fatalities low.
The Star
By MEERA VIJAYAN
Monday June 12, 2006
JOHOR BARU: Indian national V. Jeevanathan was left in the lurch and heartbroken
when his passport was stolen.
The Star
Monday June 12, 2006
A SYNDICATE, allegedly masterminded by an Indonesian couple, is bringing in
workers under the guise of tourists and getting them to work as maids in Malaysia,
reported Metro Ahad.
New Straits Times
12 Jun 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of the Teaching Profession has promised its
support if the authorities make it compulsory for new teachers to serve in rural
schools.
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