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?
KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 (Bernama) — Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (PONSB)
and Proton Tanjung Malim Sdn Bhd (PTMSB) today signed collective agreements
with their respective workers unions following the conclusion of negotiations.
07.03.07, 2:38 AM ET
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) – Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn said
foreign workers will flock to the country and rob locals of jobs if the government sets a minimum wage for private sector employees, a report said Tuesday.
Khaleej Times
BY FARISH A NOOR
3 July 2007
EVERY time I find myself in Indonesia, I am asked the same question by my Indonesian
friends and students: Why are Indonesian workers in Malaysia treated so badly
there?
Mon 2 Jul 2007, 9:06 GMT
By Jalil Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Reuters) – Malaysia dismissed on Monday possible U.S.
sanctions over human trafficking and warned Washington of alienating Muslims
after it blacklisted mostly Islamic countries.
The Star
Monday July 2, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: Companies with strong union representation should be allowed
to negotiate their salaries instead of having a government-set minimum wage
of RM900, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn said.
(DPA)
2 July 2007
KUALA LUMPUR – About 200 Bangladeshi nationals gathered in front of a police
station in Malaysia’s central state of Negeri Sembilan after they said
they were cheated by a local agent who had promised them lucrative jobs in the
country, official reports said on Monday.
Bernama
By Mohd Nasir Yusoff
July 01, 2007 19:50 PM
JAKARTA, July 1 (Bernama) — The Malaysian government and the mass media have
never and will not cover any abuse cases of Indonesian workers as the inhumane
action by a fraction of Malaysian employers is also frowned upon by Malaysians,
Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin said.
New Straits Times
By : Arman Ahmad
2007/07/01
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun:
A survey involving 570,000 employees is being conducted to identify the
lowest-paying jobs in the country.
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