Malaysia is one of Asia's biggest employers of foreign labour. But recently, cases of deaths, abuse and forced labour have come to light. What is going on? Who is protecting these migrant workers?
Indonesian Consulate first officer Gudadi Bambang Sasongko said they started
work on Tuesday.
<p>"They took advantage of the amnesty period to return home and get the
proper documentation to come and work in Malaysia legally," he said, adding
that most of them were from the construction sector. </p>
<p>"They can work in peace now, without any fear of deportation," he
said. </p>
<p>On the illegal immigrants stranded here after the amnesty period ended on Feb
28, Sasongko said the last batch of 143 illegal workers and three children boarded
the ferry to Medan yesterday. </p>
<p>In Kuala Lumpur, two Nepalese men and two Burmese men, between the ages of
25 and 38, were detained on the third day of Ops Tegas. </p>
<p>In the raids conducted in Jinjang Utara, a construction site near the Sogo
shopping complex and in Dang Wangi, 94 foreigners were screened and 23 were
detained, including six women. </p>
<p>As at midnight on Wednesday, 6,439 foreigners were screened and 643 were detained
nationwide. </p>
<p>In Kuantan, eight foreign workers who were suspected of having fake work permits
were detained. </p>
<p>The Filipino, Thai national and six Indonesians were detained after a team,
led by state immigration director Abdul Rahman Harun, raided two construction
sites on Wednesday evening. </p>
<p>"All of them had valid work permits that were processed outside the state,"
he said.
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