HR Ministry to summon agency linked to 171 migrant workers detained in Johor


PETALING JAYA: The employer involved in the recruitment of the 171 Bangladeshi workers detained since Dec 20 will be summoned by the Human Resources ministry, says Steven Sim.

He said that further investigations will be conducted on the agency which employed the workers, who are all being held by the Immigration Department after they walked to the Bayu Damai police station to lodge a report against their agent.

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