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26th Nov 2024: FMT – Worried Kawaguchi factory workers in Malaysia, producing Sony, Panasonic, Daikin and Sanden products, file a claim over RM800,000 (US$180,000) in wage arrears, deductions
26th Nov 2024: FMT – Worried Kawaguchi factory workers in Malaysia, producing Sony, Panasonic, Daikin, and Sanden products, file a
13th Nov 2024: Diplomat – Indonesian Workers Say They Faced Modern Slavery in the UK. Who Is Responsible?
13th Nov 2024: Diplomat – Indonesian Workers Say They Faced Modern Slavery in the UK. Who Is Responsible? A post-Brexit
5th Nov 2024: Bloomberg – Bangladesh Asks Malaysia to Arrest Businessmen in Migrant Trafficking Case (includes responses)
5th Nov 2024: Bloomberg – Bangladesh Asks Malaysia to Arrest Businessmen in Migrant Trafficking Case Police in Bangladesh have asked
29th Oct 2024: SCMP – He left Indonesia seeking a better life in the UK. All he found was debt and despair (a great story on our test case against UK seasonal workers scheme)
29th Oct 2024: He left Indonesia seeking a better life in the UK. All he found was debt and despair
18th Oct 2024: Sony admits own audit found probable labour code violation by Malaysian contractor Kawaguchi
18th Oct 2024: Sony admits own audit found probable labour code violation by Malaysian contractor Kawaguchi KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18
5th Oct 2024: Benar News – Malaysia’s PM Anwar promises Bangladeshi migrant workers will be treated fairly
5th Oct 2024: Benar News – Malaysia’s PM Anwar promises Bangladeshi migrant workers will be treated fairly During Dhaka visit
26th Sept 2024: Former Malaysian gloves plant workers sue Kimberly-Clark. They allege abuse at company’s supplier Brightway
26th Sept 2024: Former Malaysian gloves plant workers sue Kimberly-Clark. They allege abuse at the company’s supplier Brightway Former employees
20th Sept 2024: Prothmalo – Aminul and Ruhul Amin involved in alleged migrant worker syndicate money ‘laundering’ to Malaysia
20th Sept 2024: Prothmalo – Aminul and Ruhul Amin involved in alleged migrant worker syndicate money ‘laundering’ to Malaysia Aminul
19th Sept 2024: Malay Mail- Panasonic, Sony and Daikin vows probe into forced labour claim against Malaysian contractor
19th Sept 2024: Malay Mail- Panasonic, Sony and Daikin vows probe into forced labour claim against Malaysian contractor KUALA LUMPUR,
17th Sept 2024: FMT – Japanese electronics giants probe Malaysian supplier Kawaguchi after delayed salary payments
17th Sept 2024: FMT – Japanese electronics giants probe Malaysian supplier Kawaguchi after delayed salary payments However, Klang-based Japanese electronics
12th Sept 2024: FLA – Fifty global brands urge Taiwan to support responsible recruitment of migrant workers
12th Sept 2024: FLA – Fifty global brands urge Taiwan to support responsible recruitment of migrant workers The conditions for
8th Sept 2024: The Guardian – Number of seasonal workers seeking help after being sacked by UK farms doubles in the past year
8th Sept 2024: The Guardian Number of seasonal workers seeking help after being sacked by UK farms doubles in the
Why Human Rights Matter to Business?
Risky Business with Darian McBain: Asia
15th January 2024
Why Human Rights Matter to Business with Darian McBain – Interview with Andy Hall – Migrant Worker Rights Specialist
Asian business is changing. Customer demands, government regulations, stakeholder expectations, they are all evolving under the pressure of the environmental crisis. And even the most robust business models are starting to show cracks. But it’s through those cracks that opportunities arrive.
Do you know how to navigate this new normal?
Andy Hall is a human rights defender, a researcher/investigator and activist, and an independent specialist on migrant worker rights.
In this episode of Risky Business, Andy talks about how he uncovered – and helped to tackle – the problem of labour rights abuses in Malaysia’s latex glove industry.
Click HERE to listen
27th Nov 2024: Migrant Workers Want Dyson/ATA Malaysian Forced Labor Claim Heard In UK
Full story https://www.facebook.com/share/1e9he2tJtW/?mibextid=WC7FNe
*FMT 26th Nov 2024: Worried Kawaguchi factory workers in Malaysia, producing Sony, Panasonic, Daikin and Sanden products, file claim over RM800,000 (US$180,000) in wage arrears, deductions*
*Nikkei 22nd Nov 2024: Kawaguchi Malaysian Case - Daikin, Panasonic and Sony - No trust in "zero human rights violations"*
https://business.nikkei.com/atcl/gen/19/00683/103100001/
*An Open Letter To The Members Of The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)*
Important open letter from Li Qiang and China Labor Watch team to the RBA and its members (https://chinalaborwatch.org/an-open-letter-to-the-members-of-the-responsible-business-alliance/) on the occasion of their annual conference.
*Diplomat 13th Nov 2024: Indonesian Workers Say They Faced Modern Slavery in the UK. Who Is Responsible?*
Andy Hall
Andy Hall is a British human rights defender and a migrant worker specialist working in Asia, Middle East and the Gulf
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Bangladesh Asks Malaysia to Arrest Businessmen in Migrant Trafficking Case
Police in Bangladesh have asked the Malaysian government to arrest and extradite two businessmen as part of a probe of alleged money laundering, extortion and trafficking of migrant workers.