Thursday, June 5, 2014

ITUC Global Rights Index shows workers’ rights under threat despite public support for strong labour laws

1,951 trade unionists faced violence and 629 were unlawfully detained for collective action in 2013

Corporations, using their power over governments, are attempting a co-ordinated global attack on workers’ rights, including the right to strike, according to new analysis from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) presented at the 103rd International Labour Conference in Geneva today.

MALAYSIA:::Syndicate holds maids as sex slaves

Baby killer The suspect who led police to the body of an infant being led away by police and (below) officers removing the body of the child from Genting Highlands.
Baby killer The suspect who led police to the body of an infant being led away by police and (below) officers removing the body of the child from Genting Highlands.

GENTING HIGHLANDS: The arrest of a foreign maid agent for dumping the body of a baby has led to the discovery of a syndicate that has been holding foreign maids who were forced to work without any pay and were also sexually abused.
The man, in his 40s, has allegedly been sexually abusing at least 29 maids working for him and also withholding their salaries.

Malaysia Deports Tens of Thousands of Migrant Workers


Malaysia is deporting tens of thousands of illegal migrant workers, mainly from Nepal.

After a period of amnesty they are now arresting any worker found without valid documents and putting them in a detention centre for deportation. 

Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Malaysia