The Daily Star Bangladesh 2 November 2018 Kuala Lumpur has opposed Dhaka’s proposal for giving the undocumented Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia a fresh chance to legalise themselves, say officials at the expatriates’ welfare ministry. The und... read more
The Star | 15 August 2018 PUTRAJAYA: A syndicate fraudulently running the Immigration Department’s rehiring programme has been busted, after earning some RM2.2mil in profit. “The syndicate has been operating through a company called Growing Global Mul... read more
By Teh Athira Yusof, Aliza Shah Straits Times | 29 July 2018 ENFORCEMENT agencies that vowed to rid the country of all illegal immigrants must recognise the actual number out there to address this problem once and for all, said those in direct contact wit... read more
By Nurul Azwa Aris Free Malaysia Today | 8 June 2018 PETALING JAYA: The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) said today there is need for a comprehensive policy on foreign workers based on the country’s economic ambitions. FMM vice-president Nath... read more
15 February 2016, Dhaka Tribune Malaysia has begun to register undocumented labourers today, including those from Bangladesh, with less than a week to go before Bangladesh and Malaysia finalise a new labour deal. The issue of importing Bangladeshi workers... read more
14 February 2016, Dhaka Tribune The land of promise for tens of thousands of Bangladeshi labourers, Malaysia is fast becoming a place of bondage for them. A loss of registration status has left between 800,000 and 948,000 Bangladeshi nationals, according ... read more
3 March 2015, Scoop.co.nz GENEVA / KUALA LUMPUR (2 March 2015) – United Nations human rights expert Maria Grazia Giammarinaro urged* the Malaysian Government to improve the prevention of trafficking in persons and the protection of human rights of its v... read more
10 February 2015, The Jakarta Post Manpower Minister Hanif Dakhiri, who accompanied President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s on his recent state visit to Malaysia, has announced that Malaysian employers will no longer be allowed to recruit Indonesian worker... read more
7 August 2014, eKantipur.com […] The Malaysian government has been granting amnesty to foreign workers who were staying in the country illegally so as to allow the latter group to return home after surrendering at the Immigration Department and pa... read more
16 June 2014, The Irrawaddy CHIANG MAI — A heavy crackdown on undocumented migrants in Thailand has so far mostly targeted Cambodian workers, although there have been frequent reports of arrests of Burmese workers, according to organizations working wit... read more
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