Penan communities have been complaining for years that their families are being abused by in-commers and that many of their children are the product of rape – this girl spoke out to Sarawak Report |
PETALING JAYA: Independent online portal, Sarawak Report, alleged that migrant workers at the Murum Dam were being treated like slaves, with the state agency in charge hardly paying their wages.
In addition, the portal also claimed that Penan women are still being exploited sexually by travelling salesmen linked to the dam work camps, with no action taken against the perpetrators.
According to the report, several workers from the dam project, who managed to escape from the site revealed the shocking details to its reporters.
The workers are mainly Chinese, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Burmese.
In addition, the portal also claimed that Penan women are still being exploited sexually by travelling salesmen linked to the dam work camps, with no action taken against the perpetrators.
According to the report, several workers from the dam project, who managed to escape from the site revealed the shocking details to its reporters.
The workers are mainly Chinese, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Burmese.