In Malaysia, migrants say they are in limbo after promised jobs fall through
Summary
Date Reported: 11 May 2023
Location: Malaysia
Companies
Puncak Jupiter Management Services - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Debt Bondage , Restricted mobility , Withholding Passports , Wage Theft , Irregular Work , Right to Food , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , IntimidationResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: The company did not respond to requests for comment. Later in May, FMT Reporters reported the Director General of Labour, Asri Ab Rahman, and the deputy secretary-general of operations at the human resources ministry, Khair Razman Annuar, were removed from office, following an internal investigation into foreign labour quota approvals.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 11 May 2023
Location: Malaysia
Companies
Star Domain Resources - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Wage Theft , Debt Bondage , Restricted mobility , Withholding Passports , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage Theft , Irregular Work , IntimidationResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: The company did not respond to requests for comment. Later in May, FMT Reporters reported the Director General of Labour, Asri Ab Rahman, and the deputy secretary-general of operations at the human resources ministry, Khair Razman Annuar, were removed from office, following an internal investigation into foreign labour quota approvals.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 11 May 2023
Location: Malaysia
Companies
Amial International - RecruiterAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Right to Food , Recruitment Fees , Debt Bondage , Restricted mobility , Withholding Passports , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage Theft , Irregular Work , IntimidationResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: The company did not respond to requests for comment. Later in May, FMT Reporters reported the Director General of Labour, Asri Ab Rahman, and the deputy secretary-general of operations at the human resources ministry, Khair Razman Annuar, were removed from office, following an internal investigation into foreign labour quota approvals.
Source type: News outlet
Stranded without work for months, hundreds of South Asian migrants in Malaysia say they are losing hope after failing to find jobs promised to them by recruitment agents in exchange for thousands of dollars in fees...
Many say recruitment agents took their passports and continue to promise them jobs.
"We are all depressed and helpless. We already paid a huge amount for the job. How can I pay that back if I do not have a job?" a Nepali migrant at the dormitory told Reuters...
The workers at the facility all tell similar stories: upon arriving in Malaysia, recruiting agencies told them no jobs were immediately available and took them to accommodation facilities to wait. They were then told they would eventually be employed; in the meantime, they must pay for their own food without a salary...
Puncak Jupiter Management Services and Star Domain Resources, listed as employers on some of the workers' travel documents, did not respond to requests for comment. Amial International, one of the recruitment agencies the workers used, did not respond to requests for comment...