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Malaysia says Indonesia agrees to lift freeze on sending migrant workers

FILE PHOTO: Indonesian migrant workers who arrived from Malaysia exercise during quarantine to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Soewondo air base in Medan, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, April 11, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Septianda Perdana via REUTERS

Malaysia's human resources minister on Thursday said Indonesia had agreed to lift a freeze on sending its migrant workers to the country effective August 1, after the neighbours ironed out concerns surrounding workers' rights.

The entry of migrant workers will help Malaysia - the world's second-largest palm oil producer and a key link in the global supply chain - ease a shortage of some 1.2 million workers.

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