PUTRAJAYA: The Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) has yet to receive any information from First Solar (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd regarding the l...
: The Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia has yet to receive any information from First Solar Sdn Bhd regarding the list of contractors allegedly involved in unethical labour practices, said Human Resources Minister V. SivakumarHe said First Solar , a solar panel manufacturing and installation factory operating at the Kulim Hi-Tech Park in Kedah, needed permission from its head office, First Solar, Inc. in Arizona, USA, to provide information on the company's four engaged contractors.
“The ministry is committed to fighting the problem of forced labour in all employment sectors in this country and will not compromise with any party carrying out such activities,“ he said in a statement today. In a corporate sustainability report, First Solar said four onsite service providers in Malaysia had subjected migrant workers to unethical recruitment practices, including “the payment of recruitment fees in their home countries, passport retention, and the unlawful retention of wages.”
However, he said the four contractors hired by First Solar in the areas of security screening, cleaning, building maintenance and warehousing did not meet the standards of the Responsible Business Alliance , such as unethical cost practises in recruitment, whether in Malaysia or the country of origin, keeping of passports by the employer and withholding wages.
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