Bangladeshi workers duped in Pengerang file claim for RM2.21mil in unpaid wages

Published on 16 Jan 2024 9:30:58 PM

All 171 Bangladeshi workers who were left stranded in the country without jobs in Pengerang, Johor recently have filed a claim for RM2.21mil in unpaid wages from their employers, says the Human Resources Minister.

Steven Sim said that after attending the Third Joint-Meeting between the Home Ministry and Human Resources Ministry on Migrant Workers Management on Tuesday (Jan 16), adding that the case would be heard at the Pengerang district labour office on Feb 5.

Sim said the government’s stand was that the offence that was made by the company was serious and the employees deserved their pay despite the situation.

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