235 Nepali died in Malaysia year 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, NOV 13 -

More than 200 Nepali migrant workers lost their lives in Malaysia in the last 10 months, a report released by the Nepali Embassy in Malaysia said.

According to the embassy, 235 Nepali workers died in Malaysia between the months of January and October this year. The causes of deaths include road accidents, industrial accidents, suicide and illness. The embassy’s record shows that cases of Nepali migrant workers’ deaths started picking up from 2003, when 101 deaths were reported.

In 2007, the mission recorded 252 deaths, the highest figure recorded so far. The number decreased in the subsequent years as 210 deaths were reported in 2010.

Thirty Nepali immigrant workers lost their lives in January alone. Among them, 19 died of various illnesses, five were killed in road accidents and four persons committed suicide.

The embassy’s data shows that at least five Nepali migrant workers die in Malaysia every week; 1,735 Nepalis have lost their lives since 2003. Most of the deaths take place when the migrant workers are asleep, or due to unidentified illnesses. Another chief cause of their death is road accident, said Surya Prasad Bhandari, labour attaché of the embassy.

Malaysia has the highest number of Nepali migrant workers.



Year Deaths

2003 101

2004 152

2005 189

2006 196

2007 252

2008 Not available

2009 Not available

2010 210

2011 235 until October