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Samsung and Panasonic accused over supply chain labour abuses in Malaysia

By Pete Pattisson The Guardian, Monday 21 November 2016 Samsung and Panasonic, two of the world’s leading electronics brands, are facing allegations that workers in their supply chains are being duped, exploited and underpaid in Malaysia. The two companies have launched investigations into allegations of abuse made by Nepalese workers after a Guardian investigation raised […]

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Ensuring dignity of female migrant workers

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By C R Abrar 18 December 2016 / The Daily Star Banglades Today marks the international day for migrant workers. It is a day not only to celebrate the contribution of women and men who go to distant lands, away from their family and loved ones for long periods of time, it is also a

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Worker Migration to ME, Malaysia: Overseas touts jack up costs

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Porimol Palma 12:00 AM, December 11, 2016 / Daily Star A nexus between the employers of migrant workers overseas and illegal manpower brokers there is jacking up the migration cost of Bangladeshi workers. Recruiting agents and illegal brokers in the Gulf and Southeast Asian regions “buy” work visas from overseas employers and then “sell” those

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Workers for McDonald’s in Malaysia say they were victims of labour exploitation

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Pete Pattisson in Kuala Lumpur | 28 November 2016 The Guardian Migrant workers employed through labour supply firm allege they were deceived about wages, cheated of payments and had passports confiscated unlawfully Workers at McDonald’s restaurants in Malaysia claim they earned as little as 60p an hour and were cheated out of months of salary,

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Malaysia: forced labour casts dark shadow over electronics industry

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Kate Hodal and Annie Kelly Monday 21 November 2016 05.00 GMT / The Guardian When it comes to electronics, what Malaysia makes matters. According to a 2014 study “virtually every device on the market today” – from tablets to laser printers to microwaves – is likely to have involved Malaysia in some way. Once a

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Malaysia workers speak of their despair: ‘Samsung only knows how to take’

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By Pete Pattisson Monday 21 November 2016 03.00 GMT It is eight o’clock in the industrial area of Port Klang, an hour’s drive west of Kuala Lumpur, and the entrance to the Samsung factory is heaving with workers. As hundreds of men and women pour out of the factory gates into the clammy air, hundreds

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Highly educated immigrants boost economy – Analysis

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By: Jan Petter Myklebust 17 November 2016 The inward migration of foreign experts, including university teachers and researchers, is good business for Denmark regardless if they are coming from India, China or Germany, according to a new analysis of Danish registry statistics – among the most complete in the world. Highly educated foreigners working in

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KL to hire workers in three sectors

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Staff Correspondent 12:00 AM, November 16, 2016 / Daily Star Malaysian Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot yesterday informed the government that they will hire workers from Bangladesh in three sectors — construction, plantation and manufacturing. The minister, who arrived yesterday, revealed the information after holding a bilateral meeting with Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas

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MRC imparts knowledge of safe, legal migration to 2370 students

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November 14, 2016 / Pakistan Observer Islamabad—Migrant Resource Center (MRC) has so far equipped 2370 students of different educational institutions with the latest and accurate information on safe and legal migration. “MRC since its inception a year back has provided information about safe and legal migration to 2370 students including 2055 male and 315 female”,

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Pakistani migrants to UAE, KSA paying excessive labour costs: survey

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October 31, 2016 / The News Pakistan ILO recommends Pakistani government to better regulate migration process for overseas employment to control costs ABU DHABI: Pakistani workers are paying about 13 times the official costs to work in the UAE or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a survey has found, reported The National. Labourers each paid

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