PETALING JAYA: Laws allowing 104 hours of overtime per month must be amended as this is making Malaysia party to propagating forced labour, say rights groups.
A collective statement undersigned by 20 groups, organisations and trade unions said the Employment (Limitation of Overtime Work) Regulations 1980 must be amended to ensure that working hours with overtime, work on rest days and public holidays shall not exceed 56 per week on average.
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