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Indian workers win case in Malaysia, court makes employer pay
Kuala Lumpur, June 20: In a significant judgement, a Malaysian court today directed the employer of 52 Indian workers to pay all wages owed, return a levy paid to a Malaysian employment agent and pay for their to and fro air fares and legal costs.
Kuala Lumpur, June 20: In a significant judgement, a Malaysian court today directed the employer of 52 Indian workers to pay all wages owed, return a levy paid to a Malaysian employment agent and pay for their to and fro air
fares and legal costs.
Penang High Court judge Kamalanathan Ratnam told the Malaysian company Chin Well Fasteners Co SDN to honour the promises made to the workers and pay all the arrears due to them within a week.
"It is indeed a sad case," Judge Ratnam said in his ruling. The workers had been paid RM 350 (approximately Rs 4,600) a month but the court ruled that the firm was obligated to pay them RM 750 (approximately Rs 10,000) a month along with other standard perks.
The judge also said the firm must pay for their air fare to and from Malaysia, as well as reimburse them with the fee of around us$1000 paid to a recruitment agent.
The cases came to light in October last year and allegedly involved three Malaysian companies and two Indian agents with counterparts in malaysia. A Malaysian company Gopis Construction reportedly hired Chennai-based Associated Tours Madras Ltd to get workers from India.
Chin well fasteners and Tong Yong metals, both located in Penang, northern state of Malaysia, were provided labour by Chennai-based mithun travels. They hired Malaysian agent Amarjeet Singh to recruit the workers who mostly came from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Bureau Report
"It is indeed a sad case," Judge Ratnam said in his ruling. The workers had been paid RM 350 (approximately Rs 4,600) a month but the court ruled that the firm was obligated to pay them RM 750 (approximately Rs 10,000) a month along with other standard perks.
The judge also said the firm must pay for their air fare to and from Malaysia, as well as reimburse them with the fee of around us$1000 paid to a recruitment agent.
The cases came to light in October last year and allegedly involved three Malaysian companies and two Indian agents with counterparts in malaysia. A Malaysian company Gopis Construction reportedly hired Chennai-based Associated Tours Madras Ltd to get workers from India.
Chin well fasteners and Tong Yong metals, both located in Penang, northern state of Malaysia, were provided labour by Chennai-based mithun travels. They hired Malaysian agent Amarjeet Singh to recruit the workers who mostly came from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Bureau Report