Malaysia assures of probe; inquiry team leaves today
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Malaysia Monday assured Bangladesh of investigating recent problems being faced by Bangladeshi workers in Kuala Lumpur, reports UNB.
"We've received the complaint and we'll have to investigate the matter," Malaysian High Commissioner Dato Abdul Malek Bin Abdul Aziz told reporters after a meeting with Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury.
The High Commissioner said the allegation against Malaysian recruiting agencies will be "thoroughly investigated."
The foreign adviser said Secretary of the Expatriate Welfare Ministry Abdul Matin leaves the city today (Tuesday) for Kuala Lumpur leading delegation to make an on-the-spot inquiry as to why Bangladeshi workers are facing problems and who are responsible for their plights.
The adviser said the Malaysian High Commissioner assured that his government would extend all cooperation in resolving the workers' problems.
He said the government has attached top priority to the issues of expatriate workers and is undertaking diplomatic and other efforts to resolve their problems; because, he said, expatriate workers are assets of the country.
Chowdhury expressed the hope that the inquiry committee's report would help resolve the problems of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.
Earlier, the government lodged a strong protest with Malaysian government and sought stern action against the Malaysian company PTC Asia-Pacific for its failure to provide appropriate jobs and facilities to the Bangladeshi workers they have recruited.
The problems surfaced after deprived expatriate Bangladeshi workers went on hunger strike recently on the Bangladesh High Commission premises in Kuala Lumpur.
"We've received the complaint and we'll have to investigate the matter," Malaysian High Commissioner Dato Abdul Malek Bin Abdul Aziz told reporters after a meeting with Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury.
The High Commissioner said the allegation against Malaysian recruiting agencies will be "thoroughly investigated."
The foreign adviser said Secretary of the Expatriate Welfare Ministry Abdul Matin leaves the city today (Tuesday) for Kuala Lumpur leading delegation to make an on-the-spot inquiry as to why Bangladeshi workers are facing problems and who are responsible for their plights.
The adviser said the Malaysian High Commissioner assured that his government would extend all cooperation in resolving the workers' problems.
He said the government has attached top priority to the issues of expatriate workers and is undertaking diplomatic and other efforts to resolve their problems; because, he said, expatriate workers are assets of the country.
Chowdhury expressed the hope that the inquiry committee's report would help resolve the problems of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.
Earlier, the government lodged a strong protest with Malaysian government and sought stern action against the Malaysian company PTC Asia-Pacific for its failure to provide appropriate jobs and facilities to the Bangladeshi workers they have recruited.
The problems surfaced after deprived expatriate Bangladeshi workers went on hunger strike recently on the Bangladesh High Commission premises in Kuala Lumpur.