While his employers for applied for compensation from the insurance provider, the company's human resources manager allegedly absconded with RM17,000 that was rightfully Krishna's. Krishna's case is just one of many faced by foreign workers who come to Malaysia for a better life. Previously, migrant workers fell under the Workmen's Compensation Act (WCA), where workers were covered under insurance. With the EIS, Socso will pay the workers directly, unlike insurance coverage previously which had to go through employers, said Nur Azlan. There are an estimated 1.7 million documented foreign workers in Malaysia.

Source: The Star April 28, 2019 09:33 UTC