Dharshini RDA
The new detention centre for illegal migrants in Penang is nearly three times bigger than the old one. Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, who is the home minister, claims that Jawi Immigration Depot and Quarters
Monica Aggarwal
United Nations - A CNBC report claims that literally 5 percent of global workforce comprises migrant workers and that wealthy nations are highly dependent on them for their economies to thrive. Currently, the world has
Uttara J Malhotra
Malaysia - Forty-five migrant workers and one Bangladeshi garment production factory owner were arrested after a few raids in Ampang, Malaysia. Officials raided two apparel factories and two other factories owned by the 46-year-old Bangladeshi
Rashmi Sacher
Bangladesh - Covid-19 pandemic is a challenge for the whole world but the migrant workers in Bangladesh have more on their plate to handle. If the situation was limited to the pandemic, they would have
Senior Reporter
South Asian nations have been battling with economic recovery even months after the onset of Covid pandemic, not only due to their weak health infrastructure, but also due to their abusive treatment towards migrant labourers,
Uttara J Malhotra
Workers in Malaysia may have been infected due to negligence in personal hygiene protocols in a PPE factory, hidden camera footage has confirmed. An assembly line of migrant workers works to package these articles to
WR News Writer
Malaysia is pushing corporations to fast improve staff housing after a major earthquake of COVID-19 in the crammed dormitories for migrant workers presenting the world with personal protective equipment, something humanitarian organizations had been advising
Aparajita Das
Of late Malaysia has faced a huge surge in the covid infection cases, mainly attributed to the migrant workers and their congested living in dormitories. In November, the South-Asian country counted a record 2,188 COVID-19
U.J.M
Malaysia is yet another labour intensive market that will pay dearly, if it does not start taking care of its migrant population. With an economy that is already struggling to recover from the pandemic blow,
Dr. Neha Mathur
As the Covid-19 crisis struck the world, Nepali embassies in Malaysia and Middle East witnessed a large number of enquiries by the migrant workers in these countries. As the crisis worsened, so did the number
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