Malaysia's Anwar to visit Bangladesh to discuss trade, migrant workers with interim leader YunusMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will visit Bangladesh to meet interim leader Muhammad Yunus. The visit will focus on trade, investme...
04 Oct, 2024, 01.08 PM IST
India, Malaysia elevate ties to comprehensive strategic partnership with eye on FDI & countering terrorIndia and Malaysia elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership after talks between PM Narendra Modi and Malaysian PM Anwar...
21 Aug, 2024, 08.54 AM IST
Exploited and unprotected: Life as a gig workerWhile the flexibility offered by online gig platforms is attractive, it comes at the cost of limited job security, lack of social protectio...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
Malaysia urges countries to prioritise food over fuel as Indonesia bans palm exportsIndonesia, the world's top producer and exporter of the edible oil, sent shockwaves through the market on Friday when it announced it would...
25 Apr, 2022, 03.56 PM IST
Malaysia bans recruitment of foreign workersMalaysia banned the recruitment of new foreign workers after widespread criticism of its decision to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshis to w...
12 Mar, 2016, 08.09 PM IST
Kuwait stops issuing visas to Indian domestic workersMaids and other domestic workers from India will not be able to seek employment in Kuwait, which suspended issuing entry visas to Indian do...
05 Nov, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
Indians in ECR countries to benefit from pension-insurance schemesRavi asked the Heads of Missions to proactively work on the implementation of MGPSY and said that this would greatly benefit the workers in...
10 Jan, 2014, 06.13 PM IST
Malaysia to introduce high-tech ID cards for foreign workersIn a bid to check the influx of illegal foreign workers, Malaysia will soon issue new biometric identity cards to nearly 2.3 mn foreigners ...
09 Jan, 2014, 08.52 PM IST
Govt steps have helped reduce problems of NRIs in Gulf: Vayalar RaviListing the steps taken, he said several social security agreements have been signed with these countries.
08 Jan, 2014, 09.06 PM IST
- Malaysia okays entry of 45,000 Indian workers: Report
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's cabinet has approved entry of 45,000 workers from India to fill vacancies in 14 sectors, includi...
24 May, 2011, 05.56 PM IST
- Apple finds vendors hiring underage workers
Apple has said three of its suppliers had hired 11 underage workers last year, a violation the US-based firm uncovered at the time of onsit...
01 Mar, 2010, 01.54 AM IST
- Some suppliers hired underage workers: Apple
Apple Inc has said three of its suppliers had hired 11 underage workers last year, a violation the US based firm uncovered at the time of o...
28 Feb, 2010, 05.43 PM IST
- India, Malaysia to sign MoU for protection of Indian workers
India and Malaysia have finalised an MoU on labour which will lay down the institutional framework for protection of Indian immigrant worke...
24 Apr, 2008, 02.45 PM IST
- Some 200,000 foreign workers exceed work stay in Malaysia
About 200,000 foreign workers have been working between 10 to 20 years in Malaysia and some have tried to get permanent residency even thou...
29 Mar, 2008, 01.53 PM IST
- Expats blame Indian-origin minister for Malaysia row
The burst came as several delegates from Malaysia, despite “the fear of being hounded” back home if their “identities became known”, went o...
10 Jan, 2008, 04.15 AM IST
- Malaysia says no freeze on recruitment of Indian workers
Malaysia denied any freeze on employment of Indian workers on Tuesday.
08 Jan, 2008, 06.44 PM IST
- Eves in agony; decent jobs elude Asian women
India was one of the worst offenders, with 26 per cent of women in work, compared to 84.1 per cent of men.
10 May, 2007, 02.00 PM IST