A recent landmark court ruling has awarded RM760,000 in compensation to 93 migrant workers stranded in Malaysia after falling victim to a worker quota fraud.
This comes as Malaysia signed a new trade agreement with the US that includes stronger labour protection standards aligned with the International Labour Organization.
Adrian Pereira, the executive director of North South Initiative, explains what all this could mean for migrant justice.
Presented and produced by Keith Kam and Wong Shou Ning/BFM
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