- The dangerous transport of migrant workers on the back of lorries which has been debated for over a decade was thrust into the spotlight recently
- Companies tell TODAY that that it is not easy to manage the “complexities” of such transport, citing costs, operational needs and infrastructural limitations
- Migrant worker support groups and industry experts meanwhile call for stronger “political will” and a timeline to resolve this safety issue
- Experts also said that there are trade-offs involved and society has to decide who pays the costs — be it financial or social costs
- The stakeholders also give some suggestions on what can be done to move the needle on a practice that has injured thousands of workers
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