KUALA LUMPUR | SKP Resources Bhd said it is making efforts to enhance the welfare of migrant workers employed by the electronics manufacturing services provider.
“Yes, we are in discussions with (labour rights activist) Andy (Hall) on certain areas which can achieve successful cooperation to further enhance the welfare of migrant workers in our company,” said SKP executive director Ivan Gan Poh San.
“It was a positive conversation and we are looking forward to further discussions and constructive communications which we believe will be beneficial to both the company and the well-being of our migrant workers,” Gan said when contacted by The Edge.
This comes after market talks that Hall had lodged a complaint with the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) against SKP’s wholly-owned subsidiary SPI Plastic Industries (M) Sdn Bhd.
The activist alleged that SPI Plastic had forced its Myanmar workers, who were contracted to SPI Plastic by labour recruitment agency Agensi Pekerjaan Kujaya Sdn Bhd, to work overtime on the Dyson product lines for the company.
He also alleged that the recruitment agency had collected RM1,800 per worker in recruitment costs while its counterpart in Myanmar had collected around US$700 for sub-agent and related costs.
The workers had not been reimbursed for any recruitment fees by SKP or Dyson so far, according to Hall.
Shares of SKP rose six sen or 3.53% to close at RM1.76, giving the company a market capitalisation of RM2.75 billion.
