A Migrant Worker’s Journey of Despair – and Hope

By Regina Hoo

May 2017 FEATURE
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Penang Monthly sheds light on the plight of an undocumented Bangladeshi migrant worker as he speaks about his new life in Malaysia and the horrors of human trafficking.I watched him strike my friend’s head with a steel rod. But I couldn’t do anything to help. I was paralyzed with fear, and even if I did something, there was a very high chance that I would become his next target. The ship’s owner killed at least 30 people during that trip...

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Regina Hoo

is the deputy editor of Penang Monthly.

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