Migrant workers' advocate lauds Ikea's nixing of security guard contract

North South Initiative's executive director Adrian Pereira has lauded Ikea's contract cancellation with its security guard company in Malaysia, saying that the sector is underregulated.

"It's the most underregulated sector with the highest risk of labour abuses. It's also controlled by very powerful owners who are former security personnel," he told Malaysiakini.

He said no one has really looked into this issue.

"We are not sure how...