Pressured by pandemic, more than 40 migrant workers end their lives

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Facing financial, emotional and mental pressures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 40 migrant workers have committed suicide since the movement control order (MCO) was implemented on March 18.According to the police, there have been at least 49 foreigners who committed suicide from March to October - 46 of whom are from countries that export labourers.A police source told Malaysiakini that most of the 46 cases occurred at workers dormitories or rumah kongsi (shared housing), leading police to believe that most of them are migrant workers.Statistics provided by Bukit Aman CID's Prosecution and Legal Division to the news portal showed that 14 of the deceased are from Myanmar, Bangladesh (nine), Nepal (nine), Indonesia (six), India (five), Pakistan (two) and Vietnam (one).There was also a British national, an Australian and an individual of unknown nationality among the…