Dirty, repulsive, congested: Foreign workers' hostels found in deplorable conditions

Mohd Asri (second from left) during the inspection on Wednesday (April 27). - Photo courtesy of Sinar Harian

BUTTERWORTH: About 50 foreign workers of a factory here are staying in a dirty, repulsive and congested environment at a hostel comprising six containers that also double as kitchens.

The inhumane acts of the employers were uncovered when the Peninsula Malaysia Labour Department conducted a surprise check at the workers’ hostel in Sungai Lokan near here at 9.30am Wednesday (April 27).