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Rights group: PM should pledge vaccination for undocumented workers

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Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been urged to give his assurance that the entire government will support the vaccination of those without documents and demonstrate that those coming forward to be vaccinated will not be reported or arrested.

In making this call today, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin's statement alone that everyone in Malaysia is eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine regardless of documentation status is insufficient to convince undocumented migrant workers to get vaccinated...

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