27th May 2024: Statement by Andy Hall, Independent Migrant Worker Rights Specialist, on today’s public release of UN OHCHR’s unanswered urgent appeal communications to the Malaysian and Bangladeshi Government
27th May 2024: For Immediate Release – Statement by Andy Hall, Independent Migrant Worker Rights Specialist, on today’s public release
25th May 2024: Channel News Asia – Malaysia bid to revamp hiring of foreign workers through controversial BESTINET process faces pushback; activists say country’s reputation at stake
25th May 2024: Channel News Asia – Malaysia bid to revamp hiring of foreign workers through controversial BESTINET process faces
23rd May 2024: FLA hosts webinar on key markers for promoting responsible recruitment: launch of my guidance note
23rd May 2024: FLA hosts webinar on key markers for promoting responsible recruitment: launch of my guidance note (materials, videos
22nd May 2024: UN expert – Malaysian law enforcement mixing up human trafficking, migrant smuggling – “What steps has Malaysia taken to investigate alleged complicity of public officials in human trafficking?’’
22nd May 2024: UN expert – Malaysian law enforcement mixing up human trafficking, migrant smuggling – “What steps has Malaysia
20th May 2024 FMT: Duped Bangladeshi workers won’t impact Malaysia’s US trafficking report ranking, says HR Minister Sim
20th May 2024 FMT: Duped Bangladeshi workers won’t impact Malaysia’s US trafficking report ranking, says HR Minister Sim The human
Malay Mail 17th May 2024: Pengerang employer to face Labour Court in Malaysia after failing for months to pay Bangladeshi workers’ wages over RM1m (government statements and my comments included – months on court agreed mediation settlement unforced, workers allegedly remain in situation akin to acute modern slavery)
Malay Mail 17th May 2024: Pengerang employer to face Labour Court in Malaysia after failing for months to pay Bangladeshi
16th May 2024: Firm that left over 700 Bangladeshi workers to dry in Pengerang facing possible prosecution
16th May 2024: Firm that left over 700 Bangladeshi workers to dry in Pengerang facing possible prosecution (months on, court
14th May 2024: FMT – Activists warn of US trafficking report downgrade for Malaysia amid UN criticism
14th May 2024: FMT – Activists warn of US trafficking report downgrade for Malaysia amid UN criticism (includes my full
10th May 2024: Malaysian Government responds to OHCHR, IOM, ILO and UNODC joint condemnation on alleged Bangladeshi migrant worker criminal syndicate
May 10th 2024 The Star: Malaysian Government responds to OHCHR, IOM, ILO and UNODC joint condemnation on alleged Bangladeshi migrant
9th May 2024: The Guardian – UK Government says employers may be required to pay travel and visa costs for people getting seasonal worker visas
9th May 2024: The Guardian – UK Government says employers may be required to pay travel and visa costs for
9th May 2024: Landworkers’ Alliance and Allies call for UK supermarkets to pay recruitment related fees and costs for migrant workers
9th May 2024: Landworkers’ Alliance and Allies call for UK supermarkets to pay recruitment related fees and costs for migrant workers
4th May 2024: UN agencies concerned over Bangladeshi workers stranded in Malaysia – Joint Statement of ILO, IOM and UNODC on Alleged Criminal Syndicate Trafficking Bangladeshi Workers for Forced Labour in Malaysia
4th May 2024: UN agencies concerned over Bangladeshi workers stranded in Malaysia – Joint Statement of ILO, IOM and UNODC
April 30th 2024: BBC World – England again employs seasonal fruit pickers from Indonesia (translation)
April 30th 2024: BBC World – England again employs seasonal fruit pickers from Indonesia (translation) Jakarta – After being stopped
24th April 2024: Address plight of duped Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia in response to UN warning, govt told
24th April 2024: Address plight of duped Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia in response to UN warning, govt told (more
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
25th March 2024: Bangladeshi workers (alleged victims of criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers for forced labour in Malaysia) claim being coerced into withdrawing police and labour complaints
25th March 2024: Bangladeshi workers (alleged victims of criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers for forced labour in Malaysia) claim being
23rd March 2024: Stranded foreign workers (alleged victims of criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers for forced labour in Malaysia) nabbed after complaint against employer
23rd March 2024: Stranded foreign workers (alleged victims of criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers for forced labour in Malaysia) nabbed
23rd March 2024: Half a million vulnerable and irregular foreign workers disappear from Malaysia’s migrant worker regularization programme as deadline looms in one week
23rd March 2024: The Star – Half a million vulnerable and irregular foreign workers disappear from Malaysia’s migrant worker regularization
20th March 2024: 93 duped/detained Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia have jobs now, says immigration DG
20th March 2024: 93 duped/detained Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia have jobs now, says immigration DG – but workers allegedly
19th March 2024: FMT – Plantation firms wary of ‘forced labour’ concerns in hiring 200,000 surplus foreign workers/criminal syndicate victims in Malaysia, says minister – indeed he’s right, who wants to take on destitute foreign workers often with US$4-7000 in debt?
FMT 19th Mar 2024: Plantation firms wary of ‘forced labour’ concerns in hiring 200,000 surplus foreign workers/criminal syndicate victims in
17th March 2024: FMT – Malaysia’s treatment of migrant workers utterly shameful
17th March 2024: FMT – Malaysia’s treatment of migrant workers utterly shameful Malaysia’s treatment of migrant workers has been stated
16th March 2024: The Guardian – EU approves watered-down human rights and supply chain law
16th March 2024: The Guardian – EU approves watered-down human rights and supply chain law Revised corporate sustainability directive, first
14th March 2024: The Star – Opinion: When work in Malaysia is a con – the criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshis for forced labour in Malaysia
14th March 2024: The Star -Opinion: When work in Malaysia is a con – the criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshis for
13th March 2024: FMT – Bangladeshi migrants file police reports after falling victim to job scam/criminal syndicate trafficking workers from Bangladesh for forced labour in Malaysia
13th March 2024: FMT – Bangladeshi migrants file police reports after falling victim to job scam/criminal syndicate trafficking workers from
12th March 2024: SCMP – Malaysia to slash migrant workforce amid intolerance, job scam crisis involving Bangladeshi labourers
12th March 2024: SCMP – Malaysia to slash migrant workforce amid intolerance, job scam crisis involving Bangladeshi labourers Malaysia has