Bird-cage rooms and rooftop dorms expose Malaysia’s migrant housing enforcement gaps
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — From the outside, the 800-square-foot apartment unit looks no different from any other. Yet, what would normally be considered adequate accommodation for a...
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Yet, what would normally be considered adequate accommodation for a family of five is home to 15 migrant workers.
Some employers are known to rent vacant flats, apartments or houses for their foreign workers, cramming as many of them as possible into each unit simply to cut costs, while failing to provide even basic amenities, including mattresses and kitchen equipment.
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- Aug 28, 2026
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- Aug 28, 2026
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