Why I defend migrant workers

comments     Fauwaz Abdul Aziz     Published     Updated

“Migrants are human beings. They have the same rights as all of us,” so said Irene Fernandez when asked why she has dedicated her life to helping foreign workers whom Malaysians have invited into our country, and for some, into our homes.

“They are here for the good life we have and we have a responsibility to protect them while they are in our country. We are accountable for what we do to them.

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