by nsiadmin | May 11, 2021 | Year 2021, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Racism/Xenophobia
North-South Initiative’s Adrian Pereira suggests ways to tackle misinformation on migrants and address distress facing these workers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m_PPYjLygg
by nsiadmin | May 11, 2021 | Year 2021, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Racism/Xenophobia
North-South Initiative’s Adrian Pereira says crackdown on undocumented migrants will not help the country get out of the pandemic faster. He urges ramping up vaccination for this high-risk community.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m_PPYjLygg
by nsiadmin | Apr 29, 2021 | Year 2021, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Health/Abuse, Rights/Protections
Migrant workers amidst the pandemic in the Global South have gone through the same experience as those who are displaced. The health crisis has brought the plight of migrant workers to another level, in what it is considered here as ‘abandonment’....
by nsiadmin | Apr 12, 2021 | Year 2021, Government/Policy/Enforcement
MALAYSIA is in a Catch 22-situation when it comes to the employment of foreign workers, a predicament it has been in for decades. https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/state-nation-malaysia-foreign-worker-quandary
by nsiadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | Health/Abuse, Government/Policy/Enforcement, Housing/Hostels, Year 2021
The living quarters of migrant workers in Kajang, about 30 kilometres from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, were like a buffalo cage – dirty and smelly. In a December raid, Malaysia’s Human Resources Minister M Saravanan was shocked and horrified to discover that...
by nsiadmin | Feb 13, 2021 | Government/Policy/Enforcement, Health/Abuse, Rights/Protections, Year 2021
Putrajaya has been urged to demonstrate consistency in its stance on undocumented migrants if it wants to convince them to come forward for free Covid-19...
