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Stranded Vietnamese workers in Malaysia to get salary

Vietnamese workers owed back-pay by the Malaysian company Asmana havereceive their salary for February and overtime pay for January.
Vietnamese workers owed back-pay by the Malaysian company Asmanahavereceive their salary for February and overtime pay for January.

The 69 workers went to Malaysia under contracts with Asmana in June,2010 to clean hospitals, buildings and public areas in Penang State,around 300km from Malaysia's capital of Kuala Lumpur. Their salariesranged from 400-500 USD per month.

Since August, 2011,Asmana has failed to pay taxes and obtain visa extensions for theworkers due to financial difficulties, effectively stranding them inMalaysia .

The payment was made on Mar. 29 in the witnessof the Malaysian Labour Department, Penang State 's Labour Bureauand the Vietnamese Embassy.

The Penang State Immigration Agency affirmed that the case had been handed over to the Malaysian Judicial Agency.

The agency committed to closely work with the Vietnamese Embassy toensure the legitimate interests of the Vietnamese workers.-VNA
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