The much-awaited trip to the Labour Department in Bangi for the judgement on claims of unpaid wages turned out to be futile for migrant workers caught in a quota scandal that was exposed by Malaysiakini last month.

Having applied for annual leave from their new employer, four former Aecor Innovation Sdn Bhd workers, representing a batch of 97 workers believed to have been trafficked into the country, were turned away at the Labour Department because the employer could not be present...