Lack of laws leading to work discrimination in Malaysia, says US report
Migrant workers in Malaysia are often made to work under difficult conditions, according to the US Embassy’s 2018 report on human rights practices. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 19, 2019.
A LACK of prohibitive laws in Malaysia is to be blamed for a high incidence of discrimination in employment and occupation based on gender, nationality, race and disabilities, according to the US Embassy’s 2018 report on human rights practices. Even in cases with existing laws, enforcement was lacking, leading to many cases where employers “did not respect laws on wages and working hours”.
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