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?
Protest Against Alleged Abuse
Fate of 367 others uncertain
Porimol Palma
2007-11-08
Over 400 of the disgruntled Bangladeshi workers who had staged protests near Bangladesh mission in Kuala Lumpur have been reinstated, while fate of 367 others is still uncertain.
Nearly 40,000 overseas job-seekers cheated
The Daily Star
Porimol Palma
2007-11-07
A section of officials of recruiting agencies and Bangladesh Association of
International Recruiting Agencies (Baira) are allegedly swindling thousands
of job seekers out of an enormous amount of money for sending their digitised
fingerprints to Malaysia with the false impression of finalising their jobs,
said sources in Baira and manpower businesses.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) — Some 10,000 members of the National Union
of Banking Employees (NUBE) will stage pickets nationwide on Saturday to press
their demand for payment of two months of bonus.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Malaysia should deal with migrant workers humanely and avoid acting arrogantly in its relations with Indonesia, former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said.
New Straits Times
By : Farrah Naz Karim
2007/10/26
PUTRAJAYA: Do you employ a foreign maid or worker? If so, do not be surprised if Labour Department officials come knocking on your door to see how well you treat your employee.For, smarting under the bad publicity over the treatment of foreign workers, the Labour Department is gunning for errant employers.
Malaysiakini
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Oct 25, 07 8:50pm
The Home Ministry will be “happy” if the issue of foreign workers is taken off its hands and shifted to the Human Resources Ministry, said its minister Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad.
Malaysiakini
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Oct 23, 07 4:29pm
The National Union of Bank Employees (Nube) has lodged a police report against Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn over his disparaging remarks against it.
The Daily Star
Staff Correspondent
2007-10-21
The Malaysian government will ensure full salaries to the Bangladeshi workers, around 800, who alleged that their employers had cheated them by not paying the salaries promised to them.
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