PETALING JAYA: A human rights activist has called for more comprehensive labour reforms in the country that extend beyond a change in human resources minister, a day after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced his first Cabinet shake-up since coming to power a year ago.
A proposal to allow UN-registered refugees to work – but only in ‘dirty, dangerous, difficult’ jobs – reveals the state’s lack of empathy over their plight, advocates say.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) says as far as it is concerned, there is no physical oversupply of foreign workers in the manufacturing sector.
PETALING JAYA: The newly-launched “Guidelines to Prevent and Eradicate Forced Labour Practices at the Workplace” must be followed by action and enforcement to curb this “modern-day slavery”, say rights groups.