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?
China Daily
By Su Qiang
2007-04-05 06:55
The Chinese embassy in Malaysia is trying to help 207 Chinese workers return home from Kelantan, where they are stranded after being cheated by a job agency, an embassy councilor said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
April 05, 2007
BATAM, Riau Islands (Antara): Malaysian government plans to expel 829 illegal workers from Indonesia after they served their jail terms in the country, an Indonesian diplomat said Thursday.
The Star
By SIM LEOI LEOI
Wednesday April 4, 2007
PUTRAJAYA: All government offices will
open half-an-hour earlier and close 30 minutes later from June.
The Star
By MEERA VIJAYAN
Tuesday April 3, 2007
JOHOR BARU: Migrant workers from India are making their way home as the buoyant economic growth there has created a surge in job opportunities.
Malaysiakini.com
Apr 2, 07 11:05am
Malaysian opponents of a free-trade deal with the United
States celebrated on Saturday after the countries missed an end-of-the-month deadline to fast-track an agreement.
The Associated Press
April 2, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysian and U.S. officials will meet later this month in Washington to push forward negotiations for a free trade pact despite missing a weekend deadline to fast-track the deal, a U.S. Embassy official said Monday.
The Associated Press
April 2, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Hundreds of thousands of
low-income civil servants in Malaysia are moonlighting in second jobs to make
ends meet, including many who work as taxi drivers, a news report said Monday.
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO
www.ofwjournalism.net
MAKATI CITY—LESS protected
under an international convention, domestic helpers and low-skilled temporary
migrant workers still couldn’t find solace within a pact among Asean countries, analysts pointed out recently.
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