Malaysia is one of Asia's biggest employers of foreign labour. But recently, cases of deaths, abuse and forced labour have come to light. What is going on? Who is protecting these migrant workers?
Marni Anyim, 29, was allegedly punched and assaulted with a variety of implements,
including scissors, a hammer and a screwdriver.
<p>She was awarded RM51,000 by a local court on Friday after filing a civil suit
in January 2001.</p>
<p>"No matter how much I get in compensation, nothing can mend the pain and
suffering I went through while working," Marni was quoted as saying by
the New Straits Times.</p>
<p>"But I am happy. I want to go back home to my family," she said.</p>
<p>Her employer, Shalini Shanmugam, was found guilty in 2001 of voluntarily causing
grievous hurt to Marni, spent six months in jail and paid a fine of RM1,000
ringgit, the paper said.</p>
<p>Malaysia is one of Asia’s largest importers of labour. Foreign workers, legal
and illegal, make up about 2.6 million of the country’s 10.5 million workforce.
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