調查表明 馬來西亞麥當勞員工備受剝削

An investigation by The Guardian newspaper has found that workers at Malaysia's McDonald's restaurants have been subjected to exploitation by a labour supply company working with the fast-food chain.

《衛報》發起的一項調查發現，馬來西亞麥當勞餐廳的員工一直被爲連鎖快餐店服務的勞動力供應公司所剝削。

The workers from Nepal say they were not paid on time, had their salaries reduced and their passports confiscated, which contravened Malaysian law.

來自尼泊爾的員工表示，他們沒有按時獲得酬勞，工資減少了，護照被沒收了，這些事情違反了馬來西亞的法律。

The labour supply company, Human Connection HR, had allegedly deceived the workers about their salaries and charged them additional fees, such as a foreign worker levy amounting to a 25 per cent deduction from their basic monthly salary, after they arrived in Malaysia.

據悉，勞動力供應公司的人力資源部騙取員工的工資並且收取額外費用，比如，當外籍員工到達馬來西亞以後，就會徵收他們基本月薪的25%。

Malaysia's McDonald's is company-owned, unlike the franchise model that other countries such as the US and the UK have.

和美國以及英國的特許經營模式不同，馬來西亞麥當勞是歸公司所有的。

"We didn't have the money to eat because we were not paid regularly," The Guardian quoted one worker as saying.

《衛報》援引一名員工的話稱：“由於不規律地支付薪資，我們沒錢吃飯。”

Some workers went on strike earlier this year to protest late payment of salaries. "How can we go to work on an empty stomach? I thought it was a good company and I would earn good money. Now my life is damaged. I feel that I have no future."

今年早些時候，一些工人舉行遊行，抗議遲發工資。“我們怎麼能空着肚子上班？我覺得麥當勞是個好公司，我能掙到不少錢。現在，我的生活被毀了。我覺得自己沒有未來。”

In response to The Guardian's query, McDonald's Malaysia said it had ended its contract with Human Connection.

爲迴應《衛報》的質詢，麥當勞馬來西亞公司稱，他們已經終止了和人力資源公司的合同。

"At McDonald's Malaysia, the welfare of staff is a top priority," it told The Guardian. "Earlier this year, we became aware of certain circumstances relating to services provided by Human Connection HR which were not in compliance with our standards. As a result, we have terminated our contract with them."

該公司向《衛報》透露：“在馬來西亞的麥當勞，員工的福利是頭等大事。今年早些時候，我們意識到人力資源公司提供的一些與特定情況有關的服務違背了我們的標準。最後，我們終止了和他們的合同。”