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How Can Malaysia Fix Its Migrant Labour System?

Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North-South Initiative

04-Nov-25 20:45

How Can Malaysia Fix Its Migrant Labour System?

A recent landmark court ruling has awarded RM760,000 in compensation to 93 migrant workers stranded in Malaysia after falling victim to a worker quota fraud. This comes as Malaysia signed a new trade agreement with the US that includes stronger labour protection standards aligned with the ILO. Adrian Pereira, Executive Director of the North-South Initiative, explains what all this could mean for migrant justice.


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Presented by: Keith Kam, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  Law/Activism

Tags:  court casemigrant workersinternational labour organizationworker rightspolicies





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