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Article

18 Nov 2010

Author:
Network of Action for Migrants in Malaysia

JVC Unjustly Discriminates Against Burmese Migrant Women Workers Case

We, the undersigned 79 civil society organizations...express...concern that JVC...will not re-new the employment contracts of Pa Pa Aye and 15 other Burmese women migrant workers, who lodged a claim at the Labour Department claiming worker rights that the JVC company had violated...[E]arly termination...by JVC can... be seen as a retaliation of the company against workers who have elected to claim their rights as workers...For those who have already been repatriated...JVC must compensate them... [Response from Yoshihiro Tamaki, Managing Director, JVC Manufacturing Malaysia:] The President of JVC Kenwood is in receipt of your letter...concerning the standards of human and workers rights at JVC Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (JMM). JMM has...already appraised the said important matters. We are committed to cooperate with all parties concerned to rectify any problems and ensure that improper occurrences are avoided in the future...