The Johor employer of 733 migrant workers who were tricked into coming to Malaysia but not given jobs, will pay them over RM1 million in unpaid wages, the Human Resources Ministry announced.
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia is deeply concerned with the recent report of the detention of 171 Bangladesh workers who have been exploited and trafficked into Malaysia with the false promise of jobs, despite them having to pay huge recruitment fees.
The authorities have come under fire for arresting the 171 Bangladeshis who were in a viral video for walking in Kota Tinggi, Johor to attempt to lodge a report against their agents who failed to provide them jobs as contractually agreed.
In a post on X today, Azalina said that she had reached out to Human Resources Minister Steven Sim in her capacity as Pengerang MP when she was told there were over 2,500 duped migrants in her constituency.
The Human Resources Ministry (MOHR) will be calling up the employer and agency involved with the recruitment of 171 foreign workers from Bangladesh after failing to obtain jobs, three months after entering the country.
Purchase of Duck's holding company which appears to be owned wholly by Datin Vivy Yusof and husband Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar was made same year GLICs invested RM47 mil
