by nsiadmin | Aug 21, 2025 | Government/Policy/Enforcement, Year 2025
Putrajaya has decided to reopen foreign worker quota applications for selected sectors and subsectors to meet immediate industry need, sparking debate over its timing and implications. Adrian Pereira, Executive Director of the North South Initiative NGO talks to us...
by nsiadmin | Aug 19, 2025 | Health/Abuse, Housing/Hostels, Rights/Protections, Wages, Year 2025
According to estimates, there are around 4-6 million migrant workers in Malaysia, both documented and undocumented combined. There are also approximately 300 000 – 400 000 refugees in the country. They have limited labour rights and protections and hence are...
by nsiadmin | Aug 6, 2025 | Government/Policy/Enforcement, Rights/Protections, Wages, Year 2025
A senior DAP member has taken party adviser Lim Guan Eng to task over his remarks in the Dewan Rakyat that there is no need to mandate a minimum wage or Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions for existing migrant...
by nsiadmin | Jul 16, 2025 | Health/Abuse, Migrant Initiatives, Year 2025
With the US government shutting it’s doors on “unconditional foreign aid”, Southeast Asian countries are bearing the brunt, facing a crisis of slashed healthcare budgets and stalled healthcare...
by nsiadmin | Jul 12, 2025 | Access to Justice, Forced Labour, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Human Trafficking, Rights/Protections, Supply Chains, Year 2025
Binding labour agreement crucial to ending modern slavery of migrant workers: NGOhttps://www.scoop.my/news/263916/binding-labour-agreement-crucial-to-ending-modern-slavery-of-migrant-workers-ngo/
by nsiadmin | Jul 8, 2025 | Government/Policy/Enforcement, Refugees/AsylumSeekers, Rights/Protections, Year 2025
The government’s move to develop its own refugee registration system has raised serious concerns from at least one human rights advocate.https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2025/07/1241840/new-refugee-registration-system-lacks-legal-foundation-says-ngo
by nsiadmin | Jul 7, 2025 | Gig Workers, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Year 2025
Malaysian rights activists have cautiously welcomed the introduction in parliament of a proposed bill recognizing and safeguarding the rights of gig workers, warning it should not be a “token...
by nsiadmin | Jun 27, 2025 | Government/Policy/Enforcement, Health/Abuse, Housing/Hostels, Year 2025
Frustration over unauthorised fee collection at a migrant workers’ hostel in Bukit Mertajam boiled over into a riot on June 20, with dozens of workers arrested after a company van was vandalised outside the...
by nsiadmin | May 9, 2025 | Gig Workers, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Jobs/Recruitment, Year 2025
Lebih kurang 1.12 juta rakyat Malaysia terlibat dalam ekonomi gig dengan saiz pasaran ekonomi berjumlah RM1.33 bilion. Sejauh mana RUU Pekerja Gig 2025 mengiktiraf status dan sumbangan serta melindungi pekerja gig dalam pembangunan ekonomi negara? Ikuti diskusi dan...
by nsiadmin | Apr 11, 2025 | Government/Policy/Enforcement, Migrant Initiatives, Year 2025
Watch and listen to three authors of SUARAM’s Malaysia Human Rights Report 2024 explain 2024’s highlights and 2025 prospects in their respective fields, by the chapter. Authors: Prishanth Linggaraj, Policy & Legal Research Officer, C4 Centre Dr Asha...
