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Kleptocrats of Kathmandu and Kuala Lumpur: Politicians and recruiters in Nepal and Malaysia collude to loot poor Nepali migrant workers

Ramu Sapkota in Kathmandu with Alyaa Alhadjri in Kuala Lumpur Nepali Times | 20 July 2018 A deeply-rooted nexus of politicians, businessmen and bureaucrats in Nepal and Malaysia have looted more than Rs5 billion over the past five years from vulnerable Nepali migrant workers desperate to seek work in Malaysia. Nepal’s Labour Minister Gokarna Bista

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Crackdown on foreign workers hits M’sian businesses hard

Today Online |23 July, 2018 KUALA LUMPUR – Rubber trees untapped, oil palm fruits left to rot and silent construction sites. These are the early consequences of the new Malaysian government’s aggressive crackdown on undocumented migrant workers that have left businesses reeling. The crackdown on illegal foreign workers is one of the few policies from

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Over 100,000 Bangladeshi workers paid RM20k each to syndicate involving ‘Datuk Seri’ fatcat to work in Malaysia

Bye Elan Perumal The Star Online | 22 June 2018 EXCLUSIVE:PETALING JAYA: A human trafficking syndicate, spearheaded by a Bangladeshi businessman with alleged political connections with the Home Ministry, raked in at least RM2bil in just two years from Bangladeshi workers looking to land jobs in Malaysia. An investigation revealed that the workers paid RM20,000

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Alleged labour abuses: Panasonic and Samsung reforms fall short, say activists

By Pete Pattisson The Guardian 9 May 2017 Labour rights groups have cast doubt on the impact and scope of proposals by Panasonic and Samsung to address the alleged abuse of foreign migrants in their supply chains in Malaysia. Last November, a Guardian investigation highlighted claims that workers making goods for the global electronics brands

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Employers Must Apply For Foreign Workers Via Online From April 1 – Ahmad Zahid

PUTRAJAYA, April 6 (Bernama) — It is compulsory for all employers applying to hire foreign workers to do so online starting April 1, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid who is also Home Minister, said the ruling was applicable for applications for foreign workers from all source countries, except

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Online registration of foreign workers good for employers, says FMM

By June Moh New Straits Times | 20 April 2017 KUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) today lauded the introduction of online registration systems for foreign workers, enforced since April 1, saying there are huge benefits for those who utilise the systems. “We have always supported online processing and advocate for the computerisation

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