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Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants : the International Instruments and Domestic Laws of Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Human trafficking and smuggling of migrants is a global problem. It is a major crime against humanity and a sheer violation of the basic human rights. It involves illegal trade of human beings for commercial purposes such as sexual exploitation, prostitution, slavery, servitude, forced labour or illegal organ removal. People are being bought, sold

Premature Termination of fixed-Term Contract and its Remedies
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The engagement of workers on fixed-term contracts must be based on genuine grounds. A genuine fixed-term contract will terminate automatically on the date specified therein. In such cases, the issue whether the worker was dismissed from employment does not arise. In view of the above, this chapter discusses the prerogative of the employer to engage

The Law on Minimum Wages in Malaysia
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The International Labour Conference had, in its 54th session on 22 June 1970, adopted the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) and the Minimum Wage Fixing Recommendation 1970 (No. 135), which requires the ratifying states to establish a minimum wage fixing machinery which in turn, is capable of determining and periodically reviewing and a

Migration of Foreign Labourers Into Malaysia
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The influx of migrant workers into the Malay Peninsula during the British administration of the Straits Settlements and the Malay States forms the basis of this chapter. Reference is made to the introduction of the labour legislation to accord protection of these workers against exploitation and abuse by the employers. It is noteworthy that the inf

Hiring Migrant Workers : Restriction with Reference to Employment (Restriction) Act 1968
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The Employment (Restriction) Act 1968 regulates the employment of a non-citizen in any business, industry or undertaking whatsoever. The Act requires, inter alia, that the employment of a non-citizen in any business in the Federation must be upon the issuance of a valid employment permit. The employment permit so issued is only valid in respect of

A Comparative Study of the Difference Between Mfcc and Plp in the Recognition of Sound
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Sound is one of the most important tools for classification, recognition and identification of objects in the environment. The raw sound signal is complex and is not suitable to be feed as input to the sound identification system; hence the need for a good front-end arises. The identification rate using the RNN classifier and MFCC is 72.7%, 73.7%,

Level Crossing Control: a Novel Method Using Sound Recognition
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The level crossing (LX) or railway crossing being an intersection between a public road and a railway line, can be controlled actively or passively. Sound recognition can be used to actively control a level crossing. A system is proposed in this study for the use of sound to control a LX. This proposed system uses Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficient

Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Finance and Banking
Knowledge Resources | Dar Al-hikmah Library | Public Access

Subject(s): International finance -- Encyclopedias | Banks and banking, International -- Encyclopedias | International economic relations -- Encyclopedias Holdings: ,Book - Reference,Gombak Campus Library,Reference Collection,,r HG3880S556E 2001,Not for loan,00000843329

Contract of Employment : a non-Commercial Contract
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Given the fact that the courts are moulding the law to the changing needs of the society, this chapter discusses the development of common law applicable to an employment relationship.The courts have now recognised that a contract of employment is neither concerned with trade or commerce nor with profit but more with psychology and identity element

Criminal Offences and Civil Wrongs by or Against Migrant Workers
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Despite the existence of labour legislations, migrant workers, in certain sectors, are still subjected to physical, verbal or psychological abuse with little or no consideration of their well-being. For example, poor and unsafe working standards, excessive working hours, non-payment or lower payment of wages, forced labour, child labour and sexual

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