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MP: Free vaccines alone won't solve undocumented migrant crisis

Klang MP Charles Santiago has lauded the government's move to provide undocumented migrant workers with free Covid-19 vaccines but warned that there was a much larger problem that needed to be addressed.

He pointed out that the country has a large number of undocumented migrants that needs to be managed with a proper strategy in order to successfully contain the spread of Covid-19.

"This is a very serious issue that must not be ignored by the government. It needs a properly thought-out strategy to cope with the fact that there are an estimated 3.5 million undocumented migrant workers beyond the 2.1 million who are here legally...


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