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
11th March 2024: FMT – Duped migrant jobseekers, victims of alleged criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia for forced labour, face mental health issues, says Malaysian ex-MP
11th March 2024: Duped migrant jobseekers, victims of alleged criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia for forced labour, face
10th March 2024: The Daily Star – Distressed in Malaysia – Thousands of Bangladeshi migrants jobless, unpaid or underpaid
10th March 2024: The Daily Star – Distressed in Malaysia – Thousands of Bangladeshi migrants jobless, unpaid or underpaid Currently,
Malay Mail 9th Mar 2024: Activists warn rushed 31st Mar visa deadline in Malaysia could force firms to source foreign workers unethically (includes my commentary on the abrupt policy change)
Malay Mail 9th Mar 2024: Activists warn rushed 31st Mar visa deadline in Malaysia could force firms to source foreign
6th Mar 2024: Malaysian government halts foreign worker entry into the country from 31st May 2024 (final calling visa/VDN approval issuance deadline 31st March 2024) as migrant worker management crisis worsens and victims of gross exploitation, unemployment and destitution rise significantly
6th Mar 2024: Malaysian government halts foreign worker entry into the country from 31st May 2024 (final calling visa/VDN approval
5th March 2024: European Council and Parliament strike a deal to ban products made with forced labour (includes background journey towards this regulation, which started for me in 2016 when visiting Brussels and meeting the EU Trade Commissioner)
European Council and Parliament strike a deal to ban products made with forced labour (includes background journey towards this regulation,
4th March 2024: URGENT call for donations/support: Joining forces with HOPE SELANGOR to fill gap in providing humanitarian aid and assistance to victims of criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers into forced labour in Malaysia
4th March 2024: URGENT call for donations/support: Joining forces with HOPE SELANGOR to fill gap in providing humanitarian aid and
3rd March 2024: Concern on repatriation of potential trafficking and forced labour victims under Malaysian Migrant Worker Repatriation Programme Commencing 1st March 2024 (Statement by Andy Hall, Independent Migrant Worker Rights Specialist)
3rd March 2024: Concern on repatriation of potential trafficking and forced labour/abuse victims under Malaysian Migrant Worker Repatriation Programme Commencing
2nd March 2024: Bangladeshi MP – New Act drafted to monitor sub-agents of foreign workers and undermine criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers for forced labour in Malaysia
2nd March 2024: Bangladeshi MP – New Act drafted to monitor sub-agents of foreign workers and undermine criminal syndicate trafficking
1st March 2024: Duped Bangladeshi worker dies while trying to go home
FMT 1 Mar 2024: Duped Bangladeshi worker (another victim of alleged criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers for forced labour in
26th February 2024: Statement by Andy Hall on Joint KDN, KSM and MAPO Operation to Rescue More Destitute and Stranded Victims of the Alleged Criminal Syndicate Trafficking Workers from Bangladesh
For Immediate Release 26th Feb 2024: Statement by Independent Migrant Worker Rights Specialist Andy Hall on Joint KDN, KSM and
25th February 2024: FMT – More than 100 Bangladeshi migrants stranded in Cheras without jobs, says activist Andy Hall
25th February 2024: FMT – More than 100 Bangladeshi migrants (possibly again alleged victims of the criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshis
23rd February 2024: ICIJ – Amazon pays $1.9 million to migrant workers in Saudi Arabia harmed by labour abuses and unethical recruitment practices
23rd February 2024: ICIJ – Amazon pays $1.9 million to migrant workers in Saudi Arabia harmed by labour abuses and
18th February 2024: Bangladeshis pay much higher than peers (US$4500+) to reach Malaysia job market – syndicates, impunity and systemic forced labour
18th February 2024 Business Standard: Bangladeshis pay much higher than peers (US$4500+) to reach Malaysia job market – syndicates, impunity
15th February 2024: Bloomberg Businessweek Feature – Andy Hall ‘Playing God’: This Labor Activist’s Relentless Emails Force Companies to Change
15th February 2024: Bloomberg Businessweek Feature – Andy Hall ‘Playing God’: This Labor Activist’s Relentless Emails Force Companies to Change
8th February 2024 – Activists: Duped Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia sought RM2m in unpaid wages, but only got half (first reported compensation settlement for Bangladesh Malaysia organised crime syndicate victims being trafficked for forced labour in Malaysia)
Malay Mail 8th Feb 2024 – Activists: Duped Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia sought RM2m in unpaid wages, but only got
6th Feb 2024: Benar News – Malaysian Labor Court orders employers to pay Bangladeshi workers RM1 million in unpaid wages
6th Feb 2024: Benar News – Malaysian Labor Court orders employers to pay Bangladeshi workers RM1 million in unpaid wages
28th January 2024: Ex-Immigration DG’s appointment to Ministry of Human Resources a poor fit, say migrant rights activists, as crackdown on irregular foreign workers intensifies in Malaysia
28th January 2024 – Ex-Immigration DG’s appointment to Ministry of Human Resources a poor fit, say migrant rights activists, as
27th January 2024: Why Human Rights Matter to Business with Darian McBain – Interview with Andy Hall – Migrant Worker Rights Specialist
27th January 2024: Why Human Rights Matter to Business with Darian McBain – Interview with Andy Hall – Migrant Worker
26th January 2024 – Council of the EU Press Release: Forced labour – Council adopts position to ban products made with forced labour on the EU market
Council of the EU Press Release 26 January – Council adopts position to ban products made with forced labour on
26th January 2024: UK Seasonal Worker Scheme Modern Slavery Issues: Indonesian fruit picker landed in debt bondage challenges Home Office
26th January 2024: UK Seasonal Worker Scheme Modern Slavery Issues: Indonesian fruit picker landed in debt bondage challenges Home Office
19th January 2024: Malaysia tackling scams affecting thousands of migrant workers
Additional Reading: 16th January 2024: NEWS SUMMARY – Joint Ministerial Meeting & Press Conference on Malaysian Migrant Worker Management Chaos,
16th January 2024: Joint Ministerial Meeting & Press Conference on Malaysian Migrant Worker Management Chaos, As Forced Labour and Worker Destitution Rises Massively
16th January 2024: Joint Ministerial Meeting & Press Conference on Malaysian Migrant Worker Management Chaos, As Forced Labour and Worker
16th January 2024: 751 duped Bangladeshi migrant workers in Pengerang case file RM2 million claim for unpaid wages resulting from situation akin to forced labour, stranded and destitute on arrival in Malaysia (includes my comments)
16th January 2024: 751 duped Bangladeshi migrant workers in Pengerang case file RM2 million claim for unpaid wages resulting from
13th Jan 2024 TBS: Plight of jobless Bangladeshi in Malaysia. Who is to blame?
13th Jan 2024 TBS: Plight of jobless Bangladeshi in Malaysia. Who is to blame? Bangladesh sent around 4 lakh Bangladeshi