Malaysia has a responsibility to treat foreign workers with respect, says law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said in response to Lim Guan Eng’s remarks opposing minimum wage and EPF contributions for migrant workers.
She said Malaysia should not have cases of mistreatment or abuse of migrant workers, especially given its current chairmanship of Asean.
“We aren’t a country that utterly disrespects our foreign workers. We have our laws, and we have to respect every human being,” she said at a press conference for the launch of Malaysia’s first National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAPBHR) today.
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman Hishamudin Yunus agreed with her, reiterating that foreign workers were also entitled to protection from Malaysian institutions.
“Foreign workers facing…