KUALA LUMPUR: VS Industry Bhd has appointed PwC Consulting to independently review its labour

Maharashtra and Gujarat are among the states where a significant portion of sugar production happens through cooperatives.... Patil warned that the" misinformation" could potentially disrupt sugar sales, particularly among major buyers who might be pressured to avoid purchasing sugar from Maharashtra and Gujarat.... In Maharashtra and Gujarat, manual harvesting remains prevalent, with skilled workers supplied by middlemen called “ mokadams ”, who are responsible for recruiting and transporting

Enhancing governanceTHIS week, the Securities Commission( SC) released its Corporate Governance Strategic Priorities for the period of 2021 to 2023.... The aim is to promote environmental, social and governance( ESG) fitness at the board levels of listed companies in Malaysia. The initiative is timely and is an extension of the regulator’s early governance-related guidelines for corporate Malaysia. ESG issues are at the forefront today.... Companies that remain lackadaisical in fully embracing

ties with the Johor-based company over labour practices of the electronics manufacturing firm. The

JOHOR BARU: The furniture industry is in dire need of foreign workers to position itself in the

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has formally ratified the International Labour Organisation’s( ILO) forced

PETALING JAYA: Job agencies and groups are against a cap being imposed for hiring Indonesian domestic workers.As Malaysia doesn’t depend on just one country to supply domestic workers, Association of Employment Agencies Malaysia vice-president Suresh Tan said it should be left to the market forces to determine the cost.“ If you put a cap, they will stick to it( the maximum price) no matter what the demand is, ” he said.“ When you let the market forces decide the price, other countries that suppl

the company’s labour practices and accusations by a whistleblower.“ The complaints were mainly on

the practical plane. The only thing that can matter is the pace at which the inevitable

environmental, social and governance( ESG) practices.In a statement yesterday, the company said it looks