
FMT 7th Jan 2025: Kawaguchi foreign workers in Malaysia preparing to sue 2 prominent Japanese companies, Sony and Panasonic, in U.S. courts
FMT 7th Jan 2025: Kawaguchi foreign workers in Malaysia preparing to sue 2 prominent Japanese companies, Sony and Panasonic, in

31st Dec 2024: FMT – Kawaguchi workers ‘forced’ to relocate, claims activist (Sony, Panasonic and Daikin Malaysian supplier case)
31st Dec 2024: FMT – Kawaguchi workers ‘forced’ to relocate, claims activist (Sony, Panasonic and Daikin Malaysian supplier case) PETALING

26th December 2024: FMT – Penniless and unemployed, Kawaguchi’s foreign workers in Malaysia hoping to secure jobs before Ramadan (Sony, Panasonic & Daikin supplier case)
26th December 2024: FMT – Penniless and unemployed, Kawaguchi’s foreign workers in Malaysia hoping to secure jobs before Ramadan (Sony,

20th December 2024: FMT – Air-con giant Daikin comes to rescue of unpaid modern slavery victims and foreign Kawaguchi workers (Kawaguchi supplies Sony, Panasonic and Daikin – Daikin smallest buyer)
20th December 2024: FMT – Air-con giant Daikin comes to rescue of unpaid modern slavery victims and foreign Kawaguchi workers

20th December 2024: “Seven months of unpaid wages: ‘When will I be free?'” Malaysia: Report on Kawaguchi (Sony, Panasonic, Daikin and Hisense/Sanden supplier) released by PARC
20th December 2024: “Seven months of unpaid wages: ‘When will I be free?’” Malaysia: Report on Kawaguchi (Sony, Panasonic, Daikin

19th December 2024: Malaysian Labour Dept to assist Kawaguchi workers securing new jobs, firm agrees to settle over RM3 million backdated pay in agreement described as ‘offensive,’ global buyers Sony, Panasonic and Daikin remain silent
19th December 2024 Malay Mail: Malaysian Labour Dept to assist Kawaguchi workers securing new jobs, firm agrees to settle over

18th Dec 2024: FMT – Kawaguchi to pay foreign workers’ owed salary in Malaysia after negotiations – Major Japanese conglomerates Sony, Panasonic and Daikin remain silent after unethical cut and run
18th Dec 2024: FMT – Kawaguchi to pay foreign workers’ owed salary in Malaysia after negotiations – Major Japanese conglomerates

18th Dec 2024: Malaysiakini – Almost 300 Kawaguchi Bangladeshi workers left jobless when Sony, Panasonic and Daikin cut and run from modern slavery abuses in Malaysian factory to enrol in employer exchange programme
18th Dec 2024: Malaysiakini – Almost 300 Kawaguchi Bangladeshi workers left jobless when Sony, Panasonic and Daikin cut and run

17th Dec 2024: FMT Malaysian Labour dept promises justice for Kawaguchi Manufacturing modern slavery victims from Bangladesh on strike, key customers were Sony, Panasonic and Daikin
17th Dec 2024: FMT Malaysian Labour dept promises justice for Kawaguchi Manufacturing modern slavery victims from Bangladesh on strike, Kawaguchi

15th Dec 2024: FMT – Ex-MP calls for ministry action after salary protest at Malaysia’s Kawaguchi plastics company supplying Japanese conglomerates Sony, Panasonic and Daikin
15th Dec 2024: FMT – Ex-MP calls for ministry action after salary protest at Malaysia’s Kawaguchi plastics company supplying Japanese

15th Dec 2024: ABC – Sony, Panasonic ‘cut and run’ from Malaysian supplier Kawaguchi accused of wage theft
15th Dec 2024: ABC – Sony, Panasonic ‘cut and run’ from Malaysian supplier Kawaguchi accused of wage theft About 200

14th Dec 2024: FMT – Protest and alleged hostage taking at Kawaguchi plastics company in Malaysia by Bangladeshi migrant worker modern slavery victims over salary arrears – key Japanese buyers Sony, Panasonic and Daikin respond to BHRRC
14th Dec 2024: FMT – Protest and alleged hostage taking at Kawaguchi plastics company in Malaysia by Bangladeshi migrant worker

13th Dec 2024: UK Court of Appeal confirms allegations of forced labour and dangerous conditions for migrant workers at Malaysian factory ATA, making products for Dyson, can be heard in UK Court
13th Dec 2024: UK Court of Appeal confirms allegations of forced labour and dangerous conditions for migrant workers at Malaysian

7th Dec 2024: Gaurdian – Agency that brought heavily indebted Indonesian farmworkers into UK seasonal workers scheme loses licence
7th Dec 2024: Guardian – Agency that brought heavily indebted Indonesian farmworkers into UK seasonal workers scheme loses licence A

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

6th Sep 2024: Malay Mail – Malaysian HR Ministry opens probe into slave labour claims against contractor (Kawaguchi) for Sony, Panasonic and Daikin
6th Sept 2024: Malay Mail – Malaysian HR Ministry opens probe into slave labour claims against contractor (Kawaguchi) for Sony,

6th Sept 2024: Aljazeera – Indonesian fruit-pickers say seasonal work in UK left them drowning in debt
6th Sept 2024: Aljazeera – Indonesian fruit-pickers say seasonal work in UK left them drowning in debt Original Source: Aljazeera

5th Sept 2024: FMT – Malaysian labour dept probes Bangladeshi workers’ forced labour claims in factory allegedly supplying to major electronics companies Daikin, Panasonic and Sony
5th Sept 2024: FMT – Malaysian labour dept probes Bangladeshi workers’ forced labour claims in factory allegedly supplying to major

29th August 2024 Channel 4 News: Dyson abandons libel claim against Channel 4 News report on Dyson/ATA Malaysia alleged migrant abuse saga
29th August 2024 Channel 4 News: Dyson abandons libel claim against Channel 4 News report on Dyson/ATA Malaysia alleged migrant

24th August 2024: TBIJ ‘We sacrificed everything we had’: seasonal workers in UK left without jobs after Home Office decision
24th August 2024: Bureau of Investigative Journalism ‘We sacrificed everything we had’: seasonal workers in UK left without jobs after

31st July 2024: BBC Indonesia -‘I’m at my wits end’ – The fate of Indonesia’s aspiring seasonal fruit pickers who have yet to be sent to the UK (translated from Bahasa)
31st July 2024: BBC Indonesia -‘I’m at my wits end’ – The fate of Indonesia’s aspiring seasonal fruit pickers who

21st July 2024: Guardian Exclusive Investigation – Indonesians who paid thousands to work on UK farm sacked within weeks
21st July 2024: Guardian Exclusive Investigation – Indonesians who paid thousands to work on UK farm sacked within weeks Indonesians

16th July 2024: Financial Times – UK food sector should cover migrant workers’ upfront costs, advisers say
16th July 2024: Financial Times – UK food sector should cover migrant workers’ upfront costs, advisers say The UK food

6th July 2024: Migration to Malaysia – Money of all workers who failed to depart as part of alleged criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers for forced labour in Malaysia to be refunded
6th July 2024: Migration to Malaysia – Money of all workers who failed to depart as part of alleged criminal

3rd July 2024: Decide quickly on direction of migrant worker system in Malaysia, Public Accounts Committee tells govt – Andy Hall says: ‘Impunity, undermining of the rule of law and systemic corruption continue unless a quick fix but long term solution is found’
3rd July 2024: Decide quickly on direction of migrant worker system in Malaysia, Public Accounts Committee tells govt 3rd July