26th November 2023: Malaysian human rights commissioner (Suhakam) wants task force to probe migrant worker quota fraud In the face of a migrant trafficking crisis with implications of official complicity, Malaysian human rights commissioner Suhakam has urged the government to set up a high-level task force to investigate the scandal. Original Source: malaysiakini by S …
AG’s report: HR, Home ministries must decide who takes full ownership of Malaysia’s foreign worker management system Comments by Andy Hall – International Migrant Worker Rights Specialist This recent report, just published by the Attorney General’s office in Malaysia and reported by Bernama, seems to sum up well that Malaysia’s foreign worker management system is …
10th Nov 2023: FMT – 3 agencies suspended, RM 72million reimbursed to ‘cheated’ workers, says GLC FGV FGV Holdings has introduced an enhanced mechanism to track errant agents and reimburse any workers who have paid recruitment fees, says GLC FGV. Andy Hall had accused FGV Holdings Bhd of engaging a few recruitment agencies not on …
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 …
5th Nov 2023: Malaysian HR Minister pledges nationwide operations concerning the plight of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia following Andy Hall’s complaint letter to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Malaysian HR Minister pledges nationwide operations concerning the plight of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia. This comes after migrant …
Migrant Rights Specialist Andy Hall, writes to the UN on Bangladeshi migrants’ dire situation in Malaysia A migrant rights worker, Andy Hall, in Malaysia, has written to the UN about the “dire” situation of hundreds of Bangladeshi migrants expatriate workers allegedly struggling in debt bondage and are jobless in the Southeast Asian country. Original Source: …
Activist refers stranded Bangladeshi workers’ plight in Malaysia to UN rights body (Andy Hall’s recent complaint to UN Human Rights Council) Andy Hall has written to the UN Human Rights Council with details of the current situation in Malaysia, which he describes as ‘dire’. Original source: Free Malaysia Today by K. Parkaran – 30th October …
Human resources minister: Strict actions against employers who fail to comply with Malaysia’s labour immigration laws regarding an article by Andy Hall Full Statement: Response from the Ministry of Human Resources in regards to an article by Mr. Andy Hall, International Migrant Workers Rights Specialist Original source: malaymail – 22nd October 2023. See also: The …
Nepal, A Small Country Far From Ukraine, Is Sending Hundreds to War on Both Sides Scores of young men from Nepal have gone to fight, some lured by Russia’s promise of work, others to fight for Ukraine, raising the prospect of Nepalis fighting one another in a distant war. Several months ago, Sandip Thapaliya, an …
UK High Court Rejects Alleged Forced Labour Claims by Migrant Workers Against Dyson – Comments by Andy Hall Statement Attributable to Andy Hall, International Migrant Worker Rights Specialist, on the London High Court’s decision to reject jurisdiction in migrant worker’s forced labor-related claims against Dyson regarding alleged appalling work and living conditions at ATA IMS …