235 Nepalis die in Malaysia in 10 months
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KUALA LUMPUR, NOV 12 -
More than 200 Nepali migrant workers lost their lives in Malaysia in the last 10 months, a report released by the Nepali Embassy in Malaysia said.
According to the embassy, 235 Nepali workers died in Malaysia between the months of January and October this year. The causes of deaths include road accidents, industrial accidents, suicide and illness.
The record at the Nepali embassy shows the cases of Nepali migrant workers' death started picking up from 2003.
In 2007, the Nepali mission here recorded 252 deaths, the highest number recorded so far. The number decreased in the subsequent years— 210 deaths were reported in 2010—until this year.
Thirty Nepali immigrants lost their lives in January alone. Among them, 19 died of various unidentified illness, five were killed in road accidents and four persons committed suicide.
Based on the figures provided by the embassy, at least five Nepali migrant workers die in Malaysia every week; 1,735 Nepalis have lost their lives since 2003.
Malaysia has the highest number of Nepali migrant workers than any other countries.
Posted on: 2011-11-12 05:38
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