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?
October 17, 2007 10:04 AM
HANOI, Oct 17 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Tuesday received Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn, Malaysian Human Resources Minister, who is on a visit to Vietnam.
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The Financial Express
Agencies
Tuesday , October 16, 2007 at 1846 hrs IS
Kuala Lumpur, October 16: The Malaysian government has said all foreign workers who complain of being harassed cannot ask for a change of employers and will therefore have to go home.
Malaysia is heavily dependent on foreign workers to help in its plantation, construction, hotel and restaurant sectors.
The Daily Star
Staff Correspondent
2007-10-07
One of the 55 Bangladesh workers, scheduled to return home from Kuala Lumpur as their Malaysian employers failed to provide them with the promised jobs, died of cardiac arrest yesterday.
Farish A Noor
Every single leader who has climbed up the greasy pole of power in Malaysia has done so by playing the race — and now increasingly, religion — card close to his chest.
October 04, 2007 15:07 PM
KUCHING, Oct 4 (Bernama) — The Sarawak Labour Department is inviting feedback within 21 days from Thursday on the proposed wage regulation for general workers in smallholdings in Sarawak.
The Daily Star
Staff Correspondent
Thursday, October 4, 2007
An investigation revealed yesterday a three-to-four-layer middleman chain and undocumented financial transactions in manpower business that remain as a bar to compensating workers in case of their immature returns.
The Star
By MAZWIN NIK ANIS
Thursday October 4, 2007
PUTRAJAYA: An indefinite freeze has again been imposed on employing foreign workers from Bangladesh, because of the numerous problems and “headaches” created by employers and both local and foreign agents.
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