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Plight of migrant workers - Part I
By: Priscila Néri
Posted: Apr 29 09
Witnessed: 1401 times
Regions: Asia
Issues: Bonded labor, Labor, Slavery & forced labor
The problems facing migrant workers have been brought to the forefront again following the gruesome death of two Bangladeshi workers at a construction site in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur on 8th March 2009.
The two Bangladeshi workers were crushed to death by a ton of concrete bricks that fell from the 22nd floor of the almost-completed UOA Bangsar Tower after a crane cable snapped. The site is just a stone's throw from Malaysiakini office in Bangsar Utama.
Incidents like this one are not uncommon in the country,as Malaysiakini finds out after contacting various migrants' rights activists and organisations.
Camera: Mohd Kamal Ishak & Lydia Azizan
Editor: Lydia Azizan
Narrator: Azreen Madzlan
Producers: Azreen Madzlan & Lydia Azizan
{This video was originally uploaded by Malaysiakini.tv here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-L5of1XZgo}
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