Thursday, April 4, 2013

Migrant Workers, The Long Way Home


Migrant Workers, The Long Way Home (Part 1)


Migrant Domestic Workers, The Long Way Home (Part 2)



This film describes the experience of Indonesian domestic workers working in Singapore and Malaysia.

"Confidential, concrete and in consensus"



"Confidential, concrete and in consensus"
The right of workers and employers to create and join organisations of their own choice freely and without fear of reprisal or interference - to freely associate with whomever they choose - is a fundamental right that the ILO's Declaration of Philadelphia calls "essential for sustained progress of societies worldwide". For over 60 years, the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) has examined more than 3,000 complaints about violations of this right. Paul van der Heijden, Chair of the CFA since 2002, discusses the work of the Committee and the special role it plays in the ILO's supervisory procedures.

EPF outsources RM57.67bil to external fund managers / KWSP menyumber luar RM57 67b kepada pengurus dana.


EPF outsources RM57.67bil to external fund managers

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has outsourced a total of RM57.76bil or 11% of its total investment assets as part of its diversification strategy.
“The fund management has grown from a mere handful of local managers to an impressive list of international players,” EPF chairman Tan Sri Samsudin Osman said during last night’s top-12 performing managers awards ceremony.
Among the winners were Nomura Asset Management Malaysia Sdn Bhdand Franklin Templeton Asset Management (M) Sdn Bhd for Best 3-Year ROI International Equity Portfolio Manager Year 2012 for MSCI Ethical Asia Ex-Japan Ex-Malaysia.
Aberdeen Asset Management Sdn Bhd won awards for Best International Equity Portfolio Manager Year 2012 for FTSE Ethical World Developed.
Quantitative measures were based on a three-year return on investment or ROI portfolio starting from RM100mil, while qualitative yardsticks were customer service, compliance as well as training and research.

 KWSP menyumber luar RM57 67b kepada pengurus dana.

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 April — Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) setakat ini telah menyumber luar dana sejumlah RM57.67 bilion kepada pengurus dana luar sebagai sebahagian daripada strategi pempelbagaiannya dan untuk mengembangkan industri pengurusan dana di negara ini.
Pengerusi Tan Sri Samsudin Osman berkata KWSP telah mengembangkan mandatnya kepada pengurus portfolio luaran untuk merangkumi ekuiti dan bon antarabangsa dalam segmen konvensional dan Islam, mewakili 11 peratus daripada jumlah aset pelaburan organisasi itu, daripada hanya ekuiti domestik dan pendapatan tetap.
“Industri pengurusan dana telah berkembang dari segi saiz dan kemampuan, daripada hanya beberapa pengurus tempatan kepada satu senarai yang termasuk peserta asing.
“Dengan pertumbuhan pengurus aset Islam, kami positif bahawa aspirasi negara untuk menjadi pusat kewangan Islam antarabangsa akan tercapai,” katanya pada Majlis Makan Malam Anugerah Tahunan Pengurus Portfolio KWSP 2013 di sini hari ini.
Samsudin berkata untuk memastikan pengurus dana memberikan pulangan yang memuaskan kepada simpanan persaraan ahli, KWSP akan terus memantau prestasi mereka dan akan menghentikan pengurus yang tidak mencapai prestasi.
Sementara itu, Aberdeen Asset Management Sdn Bhd memenangi anugerah “Pengurus Portfolio Ekuiti Tempatan Terbaik 2012” dan “Pengurus Portfolio Ekuiti Antarabangsa Terbaik 2012” untuk FTSE Ethical World Developed. — Bernama