The government launched a ‘Rehiring Programme’ three years ago to legalise undocumented migrant workers. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: A migrant rights body has asked the government where the millions of ringgit collected in 2016 from foreign workers who were not issued...
TPOLS – Kamis sore, 5 Desember 2019, hari menjelang gelap, sekitar pukul 18.00 WITA, barak pekerja kebun Bangkirai milik PT. Jaya Mandiri Sukses di Desa Prian Kec. Muara Muntai, Kab. Kutai Kartanegara, Kalimantan Timur seketika heboh dengan adanya kabar duka...
Photo: Palm Oil Harvest Workers. Source: Sawit WatchPalm oil watchdog Sawit Watch is airing concerns that a plan by the Ministry of Manpower to revise the Law on Manpower could lead to the legitimation of unfair manpower practices.“The revision of the Law on Manpower...
Estate Society Support Committee demanding for Housing Law. Source: ESSCKUALA LUMPUR: A group of estate workers held a peaceful demonstration outside the Parliament building today to urge the government to enact an estate housing law to guarantee the workers permanent...
Komite Pendukung Masyarakat Perkebunan menuntut Undang-Undang Perumahan bagi pekerja Kebun. Sumber: KPMPKUALA LUMPUR: Sekelompok pekerja kebun melakukan aksi damai di luar gedung Parlemen Malaysia (4/12) untuk mendesak pemerintah Malaysia memberlakukan undang-undang...
Photo: A pile of palm oil fruit bunches. Source: TPOLSThe Coalition of Oil Palm Workers (KBS) is calling on the government to come out with a regulation that specifically governs the rights and obligations of workers in the palm oil sector, saying that existing laws...
Foto: tumpukan tandan buah kelapa sawit. Sumber: TPOLSKoalisi Buruh Sawit (KBS) menuntut pemerintah untuk mengeluarkan undang-undang yang mengatur hak dan kewajiban pekerja di sektor kelapa sawit. Menurut KBS, regulasi yang ada saat ini tidak melindungi buruh di...
Dearah Perbatasan Indonesia-Malaysia Jalur Perdagangan Manusia. Foto: Google, 2019KOMPAS.com - Gubernur Nusa Tenggara Timur ( NTT) Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat, langsung mengumumkan moratorium pengiriman tenaga kerja dari wilayahnya ke luar negeri, beberapa saat setelah...
Press Release, Global People's Summit on Food System June 5, 2021 On the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, people’s movements and civil society organizations around the globe today launched the Global People’s Summit (GPS) on Food Systems, a counter-summit to...
A battle for the future of our lands, food, and rights is underway. In July 26-28, the secretariat of the United Nations’ Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) will convene for a Pre-Summit in Rome, Italy. They are set to unveil the so-called “game-changing” solutions that...
People's Committee for the Transformation of the Food System Press release In solidarity! On 26-28 July 2021, the United Nations will hold Pre-Summit event as a part of United Nations Food System Summit (UNFSS) in Rome, Italy, which will be followed by Global Dialogue...
Press statement - June 8, 2021 – UMA The Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) today called on the Philippine government to protest Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin’s announcement of a total crackdown on undocumented workers in Malaysia. The...
The planned crackdown on undocumented migrant workers is a state-endorsed violence aimed at the most vulnerable group of people in the country. Rounding them up has never been a good strategy and more so at the time of a pandemic. It raises concerns of possible new...
