Ongoing Challenges In Migrant Worker Treatment

Alex Ong , Country Representative of Migrant CARE

19-May-25 07:45

Ongoing Challenges In Migrant Worker Treatment

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Malaysia’s entry ban last year left over 17,000 Bangladeshi workers in limbo, but a recent agreement has cleared the way for nearly 8,000 to enter. Will this mark a turning point in how migrant workers are treated? We speak with Alex Ong, Country Representative of Migrant CARE, on the reforms still needed and the road ahead.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See, Aisalli Ayub

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Categories: government, politics, controversies

Tags: migrant workers, foreign workers, bangladeshi migrant worker, unfair treatment of migrants,

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