Bar: Labour Dept must step up significantly to aid stranded migrants

The Bar Council is placing the responsibility for stranded migrant workers claiming their unpaid wages on the shoulders of the Labour Department, urging unprecedented proactive measures.

The council’s Migrants, Refugees, and Immigration Affairs Committee co-chairperson M Ramachelvam said department officers should provide the workers with translators to ensure they were successful in their claims.

“The Labour Department has...