Malaysians trapped in modern slavery


Josh Hong

A lack of good job opportunities is forcing Malaysians to seek better prospects overseas. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 27, 2022.

THE trend of Malaysians – the Chinese especially – going abroad to work can be traced back to the 1970s, when the Barisan Nasional government signed deals to supply labour to oil-rich Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

As a child, I used to hear anecdotes about the Middle East from a friend’s father who worked in Riyadh as a migrant worker.


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