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'Dumping ground' for migrant workers, Bangladesh request rejected - minister
Malaysia objected to a request by Bangladesh for 2,000 of its recruitment agencies to be allowed to send workers here, according to Human Resources Minister M Saravanan.
Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, he said agreeing to the request could see Malaysia becoming a "dumping ground" for migrant workers.
"We have been in discussions for close to a year on...
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