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25JanJanuary 25, 2024

Sabah police rescue eight teenage girls in anti-human trafficking raid

KOTA KINABALU: Eight teenage girls - some as young as 14 - were rescued from a factory where they were made to work as forced labour in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district. The factory was also found employing foreigners without valid travel passes or working permits during the raid by the Sabah Criminal Investigation Department’s...

By Stephanie Chanmalaysia, NewsChild Exploitation, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Lahad Datu, Rescued, Teenage Girls0 CommentsRead more...

14SepSeptember 14, 2023

Over 270 employers penalised for labour rights violations since Jan 1

PUTRAJAYA: For failing to protect the welfare and rights of their workers, 272 employers have been slapped with compounds worth RM2.17mil by the Human Resources Ministry since Jan 1. Its minister V. Sivakumar said 1,321 investigation papers were also opened against 645 employers found committing acts in breach of laws enforced by the Labour Department,...

By Stephanie Chanmalaysia, NewsAwareness, Charged, Compounds, COURT, Employers, Forced Labour, Guidelines, Human Resources Ministry, Labour Laws, Rights, V. Sivakumar, Violation, Workers0 CommentsRead more...

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