Rashid from the Pulau Pinang state government. 45 participants comprising representatives from various government agencies, civil societies, business entities, academicians, members of bar council and trade union attended the RTD. Roundtable Discussion on ‘Promoting Business and Human Rights in Malaysia’ in Pulau Pinang on 16 May 2017. Majority of participants were of the view that the human rights principles should not only be on paper, but it should also be translated into practices. Although issues related to workers were the prominent issues discussed at length during the open discussion, the following issues were also raised during the open discussion: a) Respecting the rights of Foreign Workers and Refugees It is proven that foreign workers have been important contributors to the development of the country. However, the participants were of the view that despite the contribution of these foreign workers, they were not accorded with the rights, recognition and respect they deserved for their contributions. International human rights laws require equal protections of foreign workers’ rights; however, many suffer from violations 38 S UH A KA M A N N UA L R E P O R T 2 0 1 7