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Improving Malaysia's Migrant Workers Policy

Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North-South Initiative

21-Aug-25 07:45

Improving Malaysia's Migrant Workers Policy

Putrajaya has decided to reopen foreign worker quota applications for selected sectors and subsectors to meet immediate industry need, sparking debate over its timing and implications. Adrian Pereira, Executive Director of the North South Initiative NGO talks to us about the shortcomings of Malaysia's migrant workers policies and how to improve them.

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Produced by: Elaine Boey

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Categories:  politics,  government,  international,  controversies

Tags:  labour quota,  foreign workers,  labour rights,  workers abuse,  manpower, 


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