These young men from Nepal bite the bullet for a few years, working for low wages in Penang. They do it in the hope that their future will be greatly improved. For each of them though, the dependence on Penang and Malaysia is temporary. But for Penang and Malaysia, the dependence on them is practically permanent.
Penang, filled with factories on the island and in Seberang Prai on the mainland, has an unquenchable thirst for workers, both skilled and unskilled.
