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?
It made the ruling in upholding a secretary’s complaint that she had been wrongly
dismissed for using office e-mail to criticise her managers, describing some
of them to colleagues as a "blur".
<p>"The court’s view is that it is quite common and natural for staff to
gossip about their superior officers," Court Chairman Syed Ahmad Radzi
Syed Omar said.</p>
<p>"It can happen anywhere and anytime, especially when there is a gathering.
It could be over coffee or tea or a meal; in this case, in e-mail between friends."
The court ordered the employer, Malaysia National Insurance Bhd, to pay the
Secretary compensation of RM66,850.</p>
<p>Her e-mails were discovered after the Secretary was investigated over the leaking
of a confidential report of a board meeting.- Reuters
Address: Wisma MTUC,10-5, Jalan USJ 9/5T, 47620 Subang Jaya,Selangor | Tel: 03-80242953 | Fax: 03-80243225 | Email: sgmtuc@gmail.com.com