Malaysia has shown positive intent to resolve the Nepali migrant worker crisis. The crisis started after Nepal government shut dubious visa processing agencies that illegally charged fees from Nepali workers. Both parties discussed about the probability of some temporary arrangement for the departure workers already cleared by the Malaysian Immigration and who have paid for Immigration Security Clearance and biometric identification test. The Malaysian government plans to introduce reforms in migrant labour sector. Malaysia will move ahead at the ministerial level after discussions end with clarity. It will hold another round of consultations with labour source countries to resolve all issues.
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Malaysia keen to resolve worker crisis
The Kathmandu Post, 26 Jul 2018
- Labour & Environment
- The Kathmandu Post
- Malaysia
- biometric identification test
- illegally charged
- Immigration Security Clearance
- labour source countries
- Malaysian Immigration
- migrant labour sector
- Nepal government
- Nepali migrant worker crisis
- Nepali workers
- The Malaysian government
- visa processing agencies
Swedish forestry firms in migrant labour scandal
The Local, Sweden, 23 Jan 2013
A documentary to be broadcast in Sweden tonight will allege that for the past two years agents working for forestry companies SCA and Holmen have been recruiting migrant workers from Cameroon to plant trees. According to the investigation workers are paid wages far below those promised by the agents and have to pay hefty sign-on fees. After the planting season many of the workers remain in Sweden as undocumented immigrants.