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Tapping our Parolees To Replace Foreign Labour?

Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan , Executive Director, Malaysian Employers Federation | Liva Sreedharan, Labour Rights Consultant

25-Mar-22 18:00

Tapping our Parolees To Replace Foreign Labour?

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers has been discussing with the Prison Department to enable prisoners on parole to be part of the labour workforce. We explore the benefits and challenges of this initiative. Next, we discuss the potential abuse that we need to be mindful of.

Image source: yuttana Contributor Studio, Shutterstock

Produced by: Jeremy Ng, Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan


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Categories:  social issues

Tags:  paroleesevening editioninside storyemploymentfederation of malaysian manufacturers (fmm)human rightslabour shortagemigrant workerscovid-19





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