“Is it possible for them not to take any action? If the police see there are undocumented migrants, they won’t arrest us?”

This was the reaction of 'Salim' (not his real name), a Bangladeshi migrant worker, when asked whether he had registered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP).

When asked whether he believes the government’s promise of “not arresting migrant workers”, he laughed.

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin had previously said that the national immunisation programme will include undocumented foreign nationals and further assured that the government will not arrest those who come forward for vaccination...