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19th April 2024: UN (OHCHR) Statement on Alleged Criminal Syndicate Trafficking Bangladeshi Workers for Forced Labour in Malaysia – ‘Malaysia: Bangladeshi workers must be protected from exploitation and criminalisation, say UN experts’
19th April 2024: UN (OHCHR) Statement on Alleged Criminal Syndicate Trafficking Bangladeshi Workers for Forced Labour in Malaysia – ‘Malaysia:


17th April 2024: Daily Star Editorial – Save our migrants in Malaysia (more on the crisis caused by an alleged criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers for forced labour in Malaysia)
17th April 2024: Daily Star Editorial – Save our migrants in Malaysia (more on the crisis caused by an alleged


15th April 2024: Diplomat – New Taxation and Conscription Policies in Myanmar Are Likely to Increase Irregular Migration
15th April 2024: Diplomat – New Taxation and Conscription Policies in Myanmar Are Likely to Increase Irregular Migration (well written and


15th April 2024: FMT Permits for Malaysian palm oil giant FGV’s foreign workers renewed, only 549 pending levy payment
15th Apr 2024: FMT – Permits for Malaysian palm oil giant FGV’s foreign workers renewed, only 549 pending levy payment


9th April 2024 – Bangladeshi victims of criminal syndicate trafficking worked for forced labour in Malaysia: ‘Cops after workers, not rogue employers’
9th April 2024 – Bangladeshi victims of criminal syndicate trafficking worked for forced labour in Malaysia: ‘Cops after workers, not


7th April 2024: SCMP – As Malaysia’s door closes on low-paid migrant workers, companies scramble for staff (and a systemically corrupt migration management and recruitment policy, devoid of the rule of law and leading to impunity and gross exploitation, is revealed)
SCMP 7th April 2024: As Malaysia’s door closes on low-paid migrant workers, companies scramble for staff (and a systemically corrupt


Daily Star April 6th 2024: A hostel of nightmares for Bangladeshi migrants allegedly trafficked by criminal syndicate for forced labour in Malaysia (and Daily Star Op Ed)
Daily Star April 6th 2024: A hostel of nightmares for Bangladeshi migrants allegedly trafficked by criminal syndicate for forced labour


6th April 2024: FGV says only 2,101 foreign workers experienced delays in permit renewal – FGV foreign workers complain they cannot resign or go home, but FGV management blames Malaysian immigration department for delays post COVID-19
6th April 2024: FGV says only 2,101 foreign workers experienced delays in permit renewal – FGV foreign workers complain they


3rd April 2024: Financial Times (London) UK employment – Britain’s seasonal worker scheme leaves many migrants in debt, research finds
3rd April 2024: Financial Times (London) UK employment – Britain’s seasonal worker scheme leaves many migrants in debt, research finds


26th March 2024: Workers Rock Podcast (Nepal) – Migrant Workers Rights (Southeast Asia) with guest Andy Hall
26th March 2024: Workers Rock Podcast (Nepal) – Migrant Workers Rights (Southeast Asia) with guest Andy Hall Workers Rock Podcast


26th March 2024: The Star – Freeze on foreign workers hiring quota in Malaysia stays for now, says HR Minister (with estimated 200,000+ surplus foreign workforce victims facing destitution and abuse)
Star 26th March 2024: The Star – Freeze on foreign workers hiring quota in Malaysia stays for now, says HR


25th March 2024: Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) Public Notice – RBA/IOM/FHI responsible recruitment schemes and allegedly discriminatory practices and barriers in trade in recruitment services.
25th March 2024: Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) Public Notice – RBA/IOM/FHI responsible recruitment schemes and allegedly discriminatory practices
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
Read more: https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/editorial/news/save-our-migrants-malaysia-3588666
EDITORIAL:
Govt must act for Bangladeshi workers trapped there.
#Migrants #NeedForSafety #Malaysia #newsupdate
PSM, news portal Malaysiakini set aside order to stop debate on migrant workers’ plight in Malaysia
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/04/19/psm-news-portal-set-aside-order-to-stop-debate-on-migrant-workers-plight/
UN experts sound alarm over plight of duped Bangladeshi migrants #FMTNews #FMTEng
We issued an urgent appeal to #Malaysia 🇲🇾 to effectively investigate labour exploitation of Bangladesh migrant workers and protect their rights.
Despite last-minute cuts, the significant step the EU #DueDiligence law will take to make industries more sustainable is undeniable.
With only a few days left until the European Parliament vote, more businesses say YES to the #CSDDD
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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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