Malaysian authorities began a campaign on July 1 to nab illegal foreign workers nationwide (Source: nst.com.my) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysian authorities began a campaign on July 1 to nab illegal foreignworkers nationwide, especially in states accommodating crowds of guest workers. The crackdown, named Hari Hari Operasi (HHO),was conducted following the midnight deadline for E-Card (enforcement card)applications on June 30.Thirty minutes after the end of the E-cardprogramme, a team of 90 enforcement personnel of the Immigration Department ledby its Director General Mustafar Ali stormed hostels of workers of twofactories in Klang district of Selangor state. A total of 51 workers with no valid documents,hailing from Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia and Myanmar, were arrested during theraid.Mustafar said the arrestees were brought to thedepartment’s headquarters for further investigations and settlement, addingthat Malaysia will conduct daily raids to ensure that there are no more illegalforeign workers in the country. As many as 315 workers, including 295 men and 20women, working for three factories in the Taman Gembira industrial zone inJohor state, and 97 others at a construction site in Kota Baru city, Kelantanstate, were also detained during the raids on July 1. The same day, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-HomeMinister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi reiterated that there would be no extension tothe… Read full this story
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