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?
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Apr 18, 05 5:43pm
Winds of change are blowing through the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC).
It may be a mere breeze now, but there is potential for its force to build,
its president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud tells malaysiakini in an exclusive interview.
Malaysiakini.com
Apr 18, 05 1:53pm
It is clear that the government is bowing down to pressure when it announced
that the decision to ban paraquat made three years ago will be reviewed, charges
an anti-pesticide group today.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Apr 15, 05 6:21pm
The government is milking the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) internal
crisis to tighten controls over the labour movement by proposing drastic amendments
to the Trade Unions Act 1959 (TUA), an official said today.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Apr 14, 05 10:15am
The government does not have to bow to external pressure in harmonising international
standards on freedom of association with domestic labour laws, a cabinet minister
said today.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Apr 13, 05 10:54am
A former senior official of the human resources ministry has identified grey
areas in the Trade Unions Act 1959 which have stymied the effective management
of trade unions, but contended that this does not justify wholesale changes
to the law.
Malaysiakini.com
Claudia Theophilus
Apr 11, 05 2:58pm
The government has yet again invited criticism from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for not doing enough to enhance freedom of association, lengthening a dubious track record held since 1989.
Pauline Puah
Mar 30, 05 5:40pm
Indonesia has claimed that delays by the Malaysian Home Ministry in issuing
work permits have frustrated the return of migrant workers.
Malaysiakini.com
Beh Lih Yi
Mar 23, 05 5:44pm
Fifty-one employers have not paid wages to Indonesian illegal migrant workers
amounting to RM2.4 million and the government has given them one month to pay
up.
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