“Malaysia police arrest 42 foreigners after riot at export factory”, 27 August 2014

Malaysian police have arrested 42 men after a riot by up to 1,000 mostly Nepalese workers sparked fires and destroyed parts of an electronics export factory, highlighting accusations of poor conditions for many of the estimated four million foreign workers in the Southeast Asian country. The riot broke out in the southern industrial hub of Johor state…at a factory run by JCY International, a Malaysian firm that makes parts for electronic giants including Samsung, Hitachi and Western Digital. Workers had accused the firm of negligence after an employee at a nearby JCY factory died…after complaining of chest pains, according to local news reports…JCY, which specialises in manufacturing parts for hard disk drives, issued a statement to the stock exchange saying that the unrest would not impact its business. "The company is currently taking active steps and measures to address the above matter and to reach an amicable settlement with the workers," it said…