KUALA LUMPUR - More than 2,000 illegal migrant workers in Malaysia are facing deportation amidst one of the largest crackdowns in recent years, with campaigners concerned this has forced immigrants into hiding and increased the risk of human trafficking. Malaysia relies heavily on migrant workers from countries including Indonesia, Bangladesh and Nepal for jobs shunned by the locals such as those on plantations and in construction. It has some 2 million registered migrant workers but also an equal number of undocumented ones. How do you expect migrant workers to do this when their hands are tied?" Tens of thousands of migrant workers - most of them from Myanmar - have fled the country to escape threats of arrest or heavy fines.

Source: Bangkok Post July 06, 2017 17:15 UTC