PETALING JAYA (Feb 14): Malaysia has not failed in addressing forced labour issues in the country as the government has taken action to eradicate labour abuse through the nation’s Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS), Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said on Monday (Feb 14).
"We have not failed yet. We are taking action. The latest is that we have implemented the FWCMS [under] the Ministry of Human Resources.
"With FWCMS, we can find out about the workers the moment they enter into the [FWCMS] system. We can know when they will arrive in Malaysia. [We will make sure] that the issue of manipulation and labour abuse will be eradicated,” Zuraida told reporters at the International Rubber Industry Convention and Expo 2022 here.
She said Malaysia will inform the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that the country has upgraded its system to eradicate forced labour.
"Our system is foolproof,” she said, adding that Malaysia hopes "there will be no claims on forced labour” in the country due to the use of FWCMS.