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Month: October 2014

Month: October 2014

Report of Forced Labour in Malaysian Electronics Industry: CAP Urges Government to Investigate and End the Abuse

admin October 3, 2014 0 Comments
CAP urges the Ministry of Human Resources and relevant authorities to verify a recent revelation of forced labour in the electronics industry in Malaysia. A study by Verité, a non-profit organization found that nearly one in three workers from seven countries surveyed was working in conditions of forced labour. The electrical and electronics industry is the leading sector in Malaysia's...
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Seizure of protected tapang logs – the chance for Tan Sri Adenan to walk the talk

admin October 2, 2014 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia’s (SAM) field staff has stumbled upon a huge pile of seized logs at the logpond of Sungai Pelutan in Middle Baram, Sarawak recently. To our dismay, the seized logs were of the Tapang species (Koompassia excelsa). Tapang is a protected plant species under the Second Schedule of the Sarawak Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998 because it is rare and because it is an important...
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Issue 44-5 Sept-Oct 2014

admin October 1, 2014 0 Comments
We have stories which you will not find in other papers -- hard-hitting stuff with no holds barred, for we name the brands, companies or people in our exposes, unlike the commercial papers which are dependent on companies for their advertisements or are owned by political parties. You can expect our views and perspectives to be different, for we are on the side of consumers.
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