An immigration truck transports Myanmar migrants for deportation from Malaysia back to their home country on February 23, 2021. (AFP)

‘I felt miserable every day’: Myanmar workers struggle in Malaysia

Fleeing poverty and conflict at home, millions of Myanmar workers have migrated to Malaysia to work, but once there they face abuse from employers and persecution by the authorities.

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