‘Limit their numbers’: Malaysia’s scammed, jobless migrant workers problem highlights its foreign labour dependence

A UN International Organization for Migration report published in August last year said migrant workers in Malaysia could become undocumented because they face exploitation, abuse and unethical recruitment practices throughout the employment process, including the withholding of their passports.

According to the study, which interviewed 40 migrant workers, some paid up to US$5,000 in…