Allegations of abuse and exploitation at PJ banana leaf restaurant

When Indian national Velayutham came to Malaysia from his hometown in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu in 2018, he wanted to work as a carpenter.

But the man claimed he was tricked by his recruitment agent into working at a banana leaf restaurant in Petaling Jaya “temporarily”, where he allegedly endured abuse and exploitation for one-and-a-half years before running away.

Speaking to Indian actress Lakshmy Ramakrishnan on Indian entertainment channel Behindwoods Air...