COMMENT | An account of modern-day slavery: Part 4

This is the final part of a four-part account of modern-day slavery, forced labour, and abuse perpetrated against a group of migrant workers from Bangladesh.

COMMENT | We have highlighted the plight of Ahmed and his friends over the last three days. They forked out tens of thousands of ringgit to get a job in Malaysia but were duped by unscrupulous labour agents, upon arrival.

They were harassed by police who took whatever little money was on them, with one police officer burning and tearing up two RM100 notes...