The groups note that fines and compound payments go to the government, not to victims of forced labour.
A group of NGOs and trade unions said the government ‘generally claims that allegations of forced labour in the country are baseless’.
“Fining or even imprisoning employers is simply not enough. must ensure workers, including migrant workers, are justly compensated by the perpetrators of forced labour,” the groups said in a statement. The groups said that while there have been numerous allegations of forced labour in the country, the government “generally claims that allegations are baseless”.The groups noted that earlier this month, human resources minister V Sivakumar said RM2.17 million in compounds and RM242,000 in fines were meted out to 128 employers since Jan 1 for various labour offences, including illegal wage deductions.
It added the Employment Act states that where an employer has been convicted of an offence relating to the payment of wages, or any other payments payable to an employee under the Act, the court before which he is convicted may order the employer to pay any payment due to the employee in relation to that offence.
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