The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) is providing regular updates to members of the Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment on the impacts of COVID-19 as they relate to migrant workers in key countries across South East Asia, a region of special focus for the Leadership Group. These countries include: Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Singapore.
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