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, with some cases even having elements of forced labour.
“The employers were found involved in matters such as unlawful deduction of wages, failure to provide contracts and payslips, failure to take several allowances into account when calculating overtime, failure to obtain Certificate of Accommodation and failure to pay minimum wages.
From Jan 1 to date, Sivakumar said 128 employers had also been charged in court for various offences and faced a total of RM242,000 in penalties. “Statistics show that up to 23 million people are involved in forced labour globally. The Asia Pacific region holds the highest ratio in which four out of 1,000 people are victims of forced labour and countries are playing their role in tackling the matter.
He said 11 indicators of forced labour identified by the ILO include: abuse of vulnerable groups; deception; restriction of movement; isolation; physical and sexual violence; intimidation and threats; retention of identification documents; withholding of wages; debt bondage; abusive working and living conditions; and excessive overtime.
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