Report Summary: This report is the result of an investigation by the fact-finding team from the Koalisi Buruh Migran Berdaulat(KBMB) on the deportation process of more than 1,700 Indonesian migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic from Sabah, Malaysia to...
The launching of Fact Finding Mission Report: The condition of deported Indonesian migrants during Covid-19
DEPORTEES: “WE ARE TREATED LIKE ANIMALS” The launching of Fact Finding Mission Report: “The condition of deported Indonesian migrants during the period of Covid-19 from Sabah, Malaysia to Indonesia (December 2019-September 2020)” Koalisi Buruh Migran...
We condemn the act of expulsion and dismissal by PT. CITRA AGRO KENCANA towards palm oil workers and their families
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The condition of palm oil workers amidst Covid-19 pandemic
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DEPORTEES: “WE’RE TREATED LIKE ANIMALS”
Press Statement - Coalition of Sovereign Migrant Workers and the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission "Indonesian migrant workers were massively deported after cruel and inhuman detention in Sabah, Malaysia (December 2019-June 2020)." We investigated the...
Palm oil workers during covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia and Malaysia
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Stop intimidation towards union leader and reinstate the retrenched workers at PT SARANA PRIMA MULTI NIAGA!
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Solidarity with Migrant Workers in Sabah Palm Oil Plantations Impacted by Covid-19 Pandemic
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