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Government Must Take the Exploitation of Migrant Workers Seriously

Adrian Pereira, Director, North South Initiative

12-Apr-23 14:00

Government Must Take the Exploitation of Migrant Workers Seriously

On the 10th of April, 226 workers from Bangladesh and Nepal were rescued from horrible living conditions at a transit home in Negeri Sembilan. The Human Resource Minister, V. Sivakumar conducted a spot check at a dormitory in Nilai after receiving information from the Bangladeshi Embassy. According to reports, the dormitory was a converted shop lot housing these 200-plus workers. 

Adrian Pereira, a migrant and labour rights activist and researcher, and the Director of the North-South Initiative, joins us to discuss.

Image Credit: Hafiz Johari / Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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Categories:  government,  Law/Activism

Tags:  migrant,  migrant worker,  labour,  labour rights,  exploitation, 


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