Slippery slope: Don’t tag and profile migrant workers, govt urged


PETALING JAYA: The government should abandon the idea of making it compulsory for all foreign workers to wear identifying wristbands in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19, says Lawyers for Liberty (LFL).

Its coordinator Zaid Malek said such a move would be discriminatory towards migrant workers, when the focus should be on ensuring that their living quarters are spacious enough to accommodate them.

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