Undocumented migrants sit during a raid in Petaling Jaya near Kuala Lumpur on May 20, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
Coronavirus: Malaysia’s law delay on improving migrant worker housing criticised
- The government was supposed to enforce rule changes in June to boost the quality of worker lodgings, but has delayed it for three months
- The move comes as Malaysia records a surge in virus clusters from areas such as construction sites, sparking fears for the estimated 5.5 million migrant workers
Undocumented migrants sit during a raid in Petaling Jaya near Kuala Lumpur on May 20, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE