COVID-19 has complicated migration, with a pause being put on migrant labour flows, and concerns about how this could worsen the problem of human trafficking. First, we find out how the pandemic has affected migration trends in the region. Then, we discuss Malaysia's downgrade to Tier 3 in the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons report, and how this affects businesses. And finally, we hear what it’s like for migrants here in our country.

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Produced by: Loo Juosie, Kelvin Yee, Azlyna Mohd Noor

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories:  Politics,  Social Issues,  law & legal matters

Tags:  Evening Edition,  Inside Story,  Migration,  Migrant Workers,  Forced Labour,  Human Trafficking,  Migrant Rights,  Foreign Workers,  Labour Exploitation,  Covid-19,  Pandemic,