Migrants, foreign workers, refugees
As of end June 2020, there are some 177,940 refugees and asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR in Malaysia. As a number of COVID-19 clusters emerged among migrant workers living in crowded spaces, a hard stance has been adopted to deport undocumented migrant workers back to their countries of origin, during the MCO.
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Rethinking migration post-pandemic
In Malaysia, the narrative on migrants and refugees has taken a particularly ugly turn...
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Who should be next in line for priority vaccination?
"MMA president Dr. Subramaniam Muniandy said migrant workers should be included because cases are...
Corona Virus: Malaysia frets over health of migrant workers in battle against virus
" While Malaysia is seeing hopeful signs that it is slowly winning the battle...
Covid in Malaysia drives thousands of Thai’s home
"About 19,000 Thai workers in Malaysia have returned home due to the economic impacts...
Union solidarity for remote education for marginalised students
"Education International has joined the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) to support...
