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?
Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakar who disclosed this Tuesday, said most of the employers claimed that they need not take out insurance for their foreign workers because they had paid levies before they came here.
<P>"That’s insurance coverage bought
in their home countries and it’s not valid in Malaysia," he told reporters
at a function held by the Social Security Organisation (Socso) here.</P><P>He
said the employers should buy insurance for their foreign workers from the 24
companies appointed by the government for their benefit in times of death or accident
at the work place.</P><P>The ruling had been enforced since 1992, he said and
added the benefits were similar to those enjoyed by private sector employees aimed
at safeguarding their welfare as they too were an asset to the country’s economic
development.</P><P>– BERNAMA</P><P><I>Source: http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=266979</I>
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