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  Shifting processes to more automation is looking like a more viable solution to address migrant labour woes  According to economists, world economies will recover slowly from the pandemic’s onslaught. But the better solution should be depend less on migrant workers and more on automated services.   A World Bank report further suggests that pandemic-stricken countries will experience a nine per cent slump in labour productivity after three years compared with unaffected countries. Malaysia's five per cent decline in labour productivity last year supports that conclusion.   The migrant labour force was worst affected by the pandemic. Many remained stuck in foreign countries, without work, food or medical facilities, when the world literally went on a long lockdown. As we fought an unknown enemy, migrant workers fended each day for their lives, with fear and depression gripping their lives.   Many could not send money back home, to families making survival imposs...