08-15-2013, 01:04 PM
cbelt3 wrote:
"At least it's not China".... erm.... Maylasian workers are handled more poorly than Chinese workers. So sorry...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Malaysia
"Most workers can join unions, but this right is restricted by the Trade Unions Act (TUA) and the Industrial Relations Act (IRA), as well as by other laws limiting the freedom of association. The right to strike is so severely limited that stringent that striking is effectively all but impossible. Private-sector workers are allowed to engage in collective bargaining. There is no minimum wage in either the private or public sector. Forced labour is illgal, but occurs, with many women and children essentially being forced to work in households, and many of them suffering abuse. Children under 14 are not allowed to work but some exceptions are permitted. The Employment Act limits working hours and imposes other restrictions, but they are not enforced strictly. Many foreign employees work under unfair and abusive conditions, with employers withholding pay and confiscating passports. There is an Occupational Safety and Health Act, but workers who walk out of dangerous workplaces are subject to dismissal.[3]
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I think the same exact thing occurs in China too. Chinese workers have tried striking only to be dealt with harshly, among other things. But to me the bottom line is that the PRC is a communist (ostensibly) government that in theory is diametrically opposed to capitalism, yet is nothing but capitalist! Without the input of the people of course and when the workers do speak up, they are slapped down right now.
And it's our money that has made the PRC what it is today.