End the abuse of migrant workers


FORCED to work long hours, cheated of wages and beaten if they say something. Like a nauseous serial drama, stories of migrant workers suffering at the hands of employers have gone on for decades.

In the latest harrowing episode, a worker who fled a banana leaf restaurant in Petaling Jaya related his three years of suffering to a popular Tamil YouTube channel hosted by actress Lakshmy Ramakrishnan – who has millions of viewers – last Saturday.

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