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Article

18 Sep 2007

Author:
Editorial, Daily Star [Bangladesh]

Dhaka's move on workers in Malaysia - Those doing wrong must be identified and penalised

…[W]e note with some relief that the Bangladesh government has formally lodged a complaint with the Malaysian authorities against PTC Asia Pacific. The Malaysian firm has been remiss in not being able to provide Bangladeshis arriving in Kuala Lumpur (and recruited by it) with appropriate jobs and wages...The role of the Bangladesh high commission also comes in for some scrutiny here. It needs to answer a few questions regarding the way it has been tackling migrant worker-related issues in Malaysia, especially the incident of an attack on the striking workers allegedly by agents of the recruitment agencies.