Perak Labour Dept rescues 55 foreign workers from exploitation at Lahat furniture company


IPOH: About 55 foreign workers, believed to be victims of exploitation, were rescued from a furniture company in Lahat.

Perak Labour Department director Mohd Nizar Zakaria said the victims, which included 32 from Bangladesh, 14 Myanmar nationals, and nine Nepalese, aged between 19 and 45, were rescued during an Ops Mega Pintas operation on Thursday (May 8).

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