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
Mar 10, 05 11:07am
Malaysia is unwilling to relinquish executive control over the trades union
movement despite repeated recommendations by the International Labour Organisation
(ILO) to rectify the situation by amending the relevant laws accordingly.
The Star
Friday March 4, 2005
FORMER plantation workers of Ladang Bremor near Kajang were ecstatic after
receiving keys to their new homes on Wednesday.
The Star
Friday March 4, 2005
PENANG: At least 73 Indonesian workers who worked illegally in the northern
states have returned as legal workers.
The Star
Friday March 4, 2005
KUALA LUMPUR: It was the third day of Ops Tegas and a 150-strong Rela team
with five Immigration officials gathered in Dang Wangi, one street away from
the budget travel lodges that they were to raid.
The Star
BY MAZNI MUSTAFA
Wednesday March 2, 2005
IPOH: A Sessions Court here has issued a warrant of arrest for the managing
director of a construction company for failing to attend proceedings to explain
why he had not paid his 115 Bangladeshi workers their wages, amounting to nearly
RM900,000, despite a court ruling.
The Star
Wednesday March 2, 2005
PETALING JAYA: Illegal foreign workers who tried to leave the country after
the amnesty period ended on Monday found that they could not do so.
The Star
Wednesday March 2, 2005
KANGAR: Security at the two border crossings in Perlis will be further tightened
to flush out illegals, including workers who cross the border daily to work
here.
Malaysiakini.com
Mar 2, 05 11:15am
MANILA: A high-level Malaysian mission is to visit the Philippines next week
to seek ways of stopping illegal immigration, the presidential palace said yesterday.
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