Open letter calls for end to labour 'syndicates' in M'sia-Bangladesh deal

SPECIAL REPORT | Pressure is mounting on Putrajaya to end what has been described as a “massive monopoly, exploitation and manipulation” in the hiring of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia.

This is according to an anonymous open letter circulated to the media, containing a cache of leaked information.

The letter, dated Jan 24, was addressed to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

There are no signatories to the open letter believed to be shared by whistleblowers from within Putrajaya.

However, the main contents, including official letters from the Home Ministry and Human Resources Ministry, matched original documents sighted by Malaysiakini and were verified by a source close to the government.

The documents include...