Giving employers 6 months to follow rules puts workers at risk - activist

Giving employers a grace period of six months to comply with labour laws only after they have brought in migrant workers will open up risks of exploitation, said a migrant rights activist.

North-South Initiative director Adrian Pereira was responding to a statement by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail who said on Tuesday (Jan 17) that such conditions include paying minimum wage.

Pereira (above) said Malaysia already has a...