by nsiadmin | Dec 17, 2021 | Year 2021, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Rights/Protections
The Bar Council has recommended that the government emulate Singapore in labour disputes involving migrant workers, where they may be allowed to switch employers under certain conditions....
by nsiadmin | Nov 11, 2021 | Year 2021, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Housing/Hostels
A human rights activist has called for wide ranging labour reforms, saying efforts to address housing for foreign workers should only be the start....
by nsiadmin | Oct 29, 2021 | Year 2021, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Rights/Protections
Several activists have called for the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to provide equal benefits and compensations for both Malaysian employees and migrant workers....
by nsiadmin | Oct 15, 2021 | Year 2021, Government/Policy/Enforcement
Malaysia has secured one of the 18 seats on the UN Human Rights Council, for the third time since the council’s formation in 2006. We discuss if this is this significant, and what we are expected to do in this role. And then, we look at the most pressing human...
by nsiadmin | Sep 20, 2021 | Year 2021, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Health/Abuse
We’re nearly two years into the Covid-19 pandemic now and we’ve seen many things unfold. One of which is how challenging it has been to manage the vaccination process for non-citizen communities. ...
by nsiadmin | Jun 1, 2021 | Government/Policy/Enforcement, Health/Abuse, Migrant Initiatives, Racism/Xenophobia, Year 2021
Contradicting statements from ministries will deter migrant workers from coming forward for vaccinations under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), said the Human Rights Commission of...
