Rights activist tells anti-graft body in KL about their harassment for bribe Migrant workers in Malaysia are regularly being harassed by law enforcers and forced to pay bribes, rights activist Irene Fernandez told Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Friday. She also cited six instances of corruption involving guest workers, reported The Malaysian Insider. On Friday, the ... Read more
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Migrant workers remain neglected in host countries
Bangladeshi migrant workers remain deprived in terms of protection from violation of rights, safety and security as most of them do not enjoy trade union rights in the receiving countries. The government and labour rights groups at home are also found indifferent on protecting rights of the migrant workers abroad
95pc Libya returnees face debt: Survey
Some 95 percent migrant workers, who returned recently from Libya, are burdened with debt, and almost half the returnees remain jobless, according to a survey report. The debt size keeps around below Tk 50,000 to over Tk 3.5 lakh, said the report of Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU),