The Industrial laws will protect the foreign workers. Many companies will take advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to retrench or to sake the foreign workers because of less income coming in for the company.
The Industrial Relations Act 1967 is one piece of legislation which protect the industrial harmony in Malaysia. It is a tribunal of good conscience which regulate disputes between workers and employers including local and foreign workers local and foreign companies.
In one decided case called Muhammad Ishfaq v Indrasit Holdings Sdn Bhd [2009] 1 ILR 330, the court decided in favour of the Pakistani citizen who had been working with the company since 22nd December 2006 as a gardener.
What has happened in Muhammad Ishfaq's case is that the company failed to pay his salary from from the date of appointment to 4 May 2007. The company further failed to provide any work for him and did not take care about his welfare.
The court decided in favour of the worker and awarded him salary, backwages and one month's salary in lieu of reinstatement amounting RM24,000.
In conclusion, Malaysian laws treats foreign workers equally with Malaysian workers.
Ramu
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