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Malaysia's Migrant Workforce - the Dark Story of Economic Prejudice

Rani Rasiah, Parti Sosialis Malaysia

26-Feb-16 15:00

Malaysia's Migrant Workforce - the Dark Story of Economic Prejudice

The backlash over the news that 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers were to be brought into Malaysia raised some interesting questions on the policies in place concerning the human rights of Malaysia's migrant workforce. Rani Rasiah, a central committee member of Parti Sosialis Malaysia, joins us to share her thoughts on how Malaysia should honour the rights of the millions of migrant workers in Malaysia.


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