Bangladeshis in KL warned of fallouts from labour unrest
Friday, 14 September 2007
The Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has warned that the repeated incidents of labour unrest among Bangladeshi workers in the Malaysian capital may hamper manpower exports to Malaysia, reports bdnews24.com.
The high commission made the observation in a recent report to the Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry, as a number of Bangladeshi workers have continued their hunger strikes in front of the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur to realise their demands.
The demands include repayment of the money they paid to their recruiting agents and payment of unpaid wages of six months.
In the meantime, the high commission has sent some workers back to Bangladesh.
"Due to the non-cooperative attitude of some Bangladeshi workers, the high commission in Kuala Lumpur with the help of the Malaysian government has deported them to Bangladesh," the Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry said in a statement Thursday.
The ministry said the high commission had offered the protesting workers 1,000 Malaysian Ringgits as compensation and temporary employment with some companies. However, some workers refused to accept the offer and continued their hunger strike, the press release said.
The high commission made the observation in a recent report to the Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry, as a number of Bangladeshi workers have continued their hunger strikes in front of the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur to realise their demands.
The demands include repayment of the money they paid to their recruiting agents and payment of unpaid wages of six months.
In the meantime, the high commission has sent some workers back to Bangladesh.
"Due to the non-cooperative attitude of some Bangladeshi workers, the high commission in Kuala Lumpur with the help of the Malaysian government has deported them to Bangladesh," the Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry said in a statement Thursday.
The ministry said the high commission had offered the protesting workers 1,000 Malaysian Ringgits as compensation and temporary employment with some companies. However, some workers refused to accept the offer and continued their hunger strike, the press release said.