The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers has called on the government to expedite the “anti-Ali Baba” law to deal with the issue of undocumented migrant workers in the country. We discuss whether this is, in fact, a way to resolve migrant labour issues in the country, and in a larger sense, what some of the main issues are with the current migrant labour recruitment system.

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Produced by: Wan Eizzul Islam, Sharaad Kuttan

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Sharaad Kuttan

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Categories:  the workplace,  controversies

Tags:  migrant workers,  labour issues,  workforce,  economy,  recruitment,