6th Nov 2023: UK government complicit in exploitation of farm workers – Bureau of Investigative Journalism Government labor inspection reports revealed the exploitation of farm workers, and nearly half of the 845 seasonal workers interviewed claimed mistreatment, discrimination, wage theft, and threats of being sent back home. Original Source: Info Migrants by Ana P. Santos …
McDonald’s and Amazon have been tied to alleged labor trafficking. Foreign workers at the Middle East locations of US and UK brands allege low pay, harsh conditions, and a legal limbo with few protections. Today the Guardian has published an investigation into labor conditions at the Persian Gulf locations of major US and UK brands, including Amazon, McDonald’s and the InterContinental Hotels Group.
Exploitation of migrant workers continues unabated in Malaysia The exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia still continues. The facts are distressingly familiar. Workers in Bangladesh are recruited by manpower companies to work in Malaysia. Original Article: Malaysiakini by Joesph Paul on 2nd October 2023. The workers’ pay the equivalent of between RM 17,000 and RM20,000 …
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Malaysian government has 15 source countries for foreign workers, says Sivakumar – Comments by Andy Hall In response to a recent report, with comments made by migrant rights activist Andy Hall, the Malaysian government has released a media statement. Original article: The Star by FAZLEENA AZIZ – 21st September 2023. PETALING JAYA: The choice to hire …
Worker interest groups’ statement on leaving the ‘Seasonal Worker Scheme Taskforce’ The Seasonal Worker Scheme Taskforce, composed of a range of industry, retailer and non-profit stakeholders, was established in March 2023, to explore ways of joint working to safeguard and ensure access to rights for workers in the UK on the horticultural Seasonal Worker visa …
CBP modifies Withhold Release Order against Supermax Corporation Bhd. and its subsidiaries CBP will no longer detain disposable gloves produced by Supermax Corporation Bhd. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Original source: US Customs and Border Protection – 19th September 2023. WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on the 18th of September that it modified …
Rate of Bangladeshi workers’ entry into Malaysia worrying, says migrant rights activist Andy Hall Andy Hall says more than 300,000 Bangladeshi workers have entered Malaysia in less than two years. Original source: Free Malaysia Today – K. Parkaran – 20th September 2023. PETALING JAYA: An international migrant rights activist, Andy Hall has expressed concern about …
Kantipur News Google Translation: Doubts on the renewal of Nepal-Malaysia zero-cost migrant labour agreement – Comments by Andy Hall Original Article: ekantipur.com – by Ashwin 1, 2080 – 18th September 2023. “The zero-cost migrant labour recruitment MoU agreement signed between Malaysia and Nepal in 2018 has actually resulted in the opposite effect to that positively …
Sent home: How Kenyan’s dream of life as a UK care worker turned sour Anthony Mbare found his tied visa put him at the mercy of his bosses. As a UK care worker, he is one of thousands who have come to plug shortages in adult social care. Original Article: The Guardian by Shanti Das …
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Malaysian Migrant Workers Rights – Comments by Andy Hall Abusive migration conditions allegedly continue for this group of vulnerable Bangladeshi and Nepali workers, whom I have been reporting on in my blog, and who were brought into Malaysia back at the end of 2022 and at the beginning of 2023, after paying exorbitant migration related …