… When Ahmed and his friends arrived at what was once a cheap motel, a group of 26 people was already inhabiting an adjacent room.

Some from this group have been around since December and have worked for two months in Penang and Johor. They were not paid their due wages…

Ahmed and 40 others were put in an empty room. It became even more cramped when they were joined by a group of 30 people five days later.

Ahmed said they hardly had enough space to sleep…

There were no fans, and all 71 of them shared one bathroom and toilet. “It was hell,” he said...

…there was a Nepali woman believed to be the hotel manager, who gave them rice, dhal and vegetables twice a day, plus a small bottle of water once a day. As that wasn’t enough, they used whatever money they had on them to buy more water.

Another policeman slapped one migrant worker after finding cigarettes in his possession…

Ahmed kept in touch with the 20 workers and found out they were forced to work in dangerous jobs without personal protection equipment, leading to cuts on their palms, hands and bodies.

They were not paid…