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KUALA LUMPUR: A local private company which has come under scrutiny for offering “welfare and protection services” to Nepalese workers in Malaysia for US$45 (RM210) has come out to defend itself, claiming it had established an agreement with Nepal’s authorities.
Local migrants' rights groups are calling for a thorough investigation into the recent death of a Nepalese worker at a meat factory, as they view that the death could be related to harsh working conditions. Birendra Tamang, 25, who was working in a meat factory in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, was found dead in his dormitory on Nov. 27, according to the police. His death occurred some five months after he was hired to work there.