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Migrant workers not being paid wages by Malaysian bosses | More than 1,000 migrant workers from Indonesia , Bangladesh, Nepal and Vietnam hired to build the new
Istana Negara in Malaysia claim that they have not been paid over the last three months, despite working seven days a week. Living in fear and frustration, the
workers alleged they were exploited and cheated and held to ransom by their employers
because many of them do not have work permits. Most of them stay in kongsi or
long wooden houses near the construction site. Some workers claim that they only
have one meal a day. According to workers interviewed by The Star, some employers
threatened to call the police when they persisted in asking for their wages. Several
workers even claimed the police and Rela officers harassed them and that their
possessions like mobile phones, cigarettes and canned drinks were confiscated,
The Star reports. When contacted, Human Resources Minister Dr S. Subramaniam said
he would ask the Labour Department to investigate the matter and take immediate
action. Indonesian Punawi, who does plastering work, said he had not been paid
for five months and barely had any money left for food. "I only manage with one
meal a day and that's because the foodstall owner allows me to eat on credit.
My work permit has expired and I don't have RM3,000 to renew it," he added. Jatim,
37, said their employer would hold back their wages for three to four months and
they would subsequently be paid a month's salary. |
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