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7 Oct 2024

Author:
Joseph Sipalan & Aidan Jones, South China Morning Post

Malaysia: Rights advocates urge for reforms to protect migrant workers & to dismantle corrupt recruitment networks

"Malaysia must slash fees, smash cartels to reopen Bangladesh labour market: rights groups", 4 October 2024


Migrant workers from Bangladesh should no longer be forced to cover the costs of job placements in Malaysia, rights advocates say, as they push for sweeping reforms to safeguard labourers and dismantle the corrupt recruitment networks that have made fortunes from their exploitation.

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“It is vital that the Madani administration fully cooperates with Muhammad Yunus to expose the Malaysian side of the labour cartels, especially high-level officials and organised criminals involved,” migrant rights activist and North South Initiative executive director Adrian Pereria told This Week in Asia, referring to Anwar’s “Madani” framework of inclusive governance and social justice.

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