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內政部:重聘外勞計劃提早截止

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內政部宣佈,政府將把重聘外勞計劃的限期從12月31日縮短至6月30日在2020年11月16 日开跑,該部呼吁僱主把握時間,為非法外勞進行登記,否則政府將毫不猶豫採取法律行動。內政部今日發文告說,為15個外勞來源國的非法外勞展開重聘計劃,已在線上(online)啟動。

從2月15日至3月10日,共有1萬5822名非法外勞在重聘計劃下進行登記,當中有9738名印尼人、3808名孟加拉人、425名緬甸人及1851名其他國籍人士。

根據內政部的評估,儘管重聘計劃展開約1個月,加上移民局頻密展開大型執法行動,重聘計劃的反應依然處於不滿意水平;換言之,還有很多僱主聘請非法外勞。

鑑此,政府呼吁僱主把握機會,參與重聘計劃,讓非法外勞獲得合法的工作准證。

內政部警告,僱主若繼續僱用非法外勞,將受到法律對付。

English Version: Illegal Foreign Workers Rehiring Programme Revised To June 30 Due To Poor Response

News Source: 星洲網

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政府冻结引进外劳窝藏非法外劳罪成打鞭

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副首相拿督斯里阿末扎希指出,內阁週五(11日)决定,即日起冻结从国外输入外劳,惟此措施並不影响家庭女佣。他表示,任何想聘请外劳的雇主,可以聘请原有已在我国,包括工作准证过期的外劳,同时雇主也可以雇用没有任何合法文件,或还没有在6P漂白计划下登记的外劳,並將之合法化。

非法外劳

阿末扎希也是峇眼拿督国会议员兼內政部长,他週六在选区颁发委任状予村长后,向记者这么表示。

漂白期限至6月杪
阿末扎希指出,政府已允准雇主在今年6月30日前,將国內的非法外劳合法化,並把合法期限从去年12月31日推迟至今年中,可惜却有一些雇主仍没有把握政府提供的机会。

他强调,政府不会手软对付那些贩卖及窝藏非法外劳者,涉及者一旦罪成,將面对鞭笞。

阿末扎希提醒,在2007年反人口贩卖及移民法令及1959/63年移民法令下,涉及贩卖及窝藏非法外劳者,一旦罪成,可面对鞭刑。

他指出,过去庇护或僱用非法外劳的僱主与代理只被罚款,並无法减少国內的非法外劳问题,因此法庭如今可对违法者施予鞭笞。

他说,隨著政府冻结引进外劳后,政府早前计划引进150万名孟加拉籍外劳的计划也正式搁置。

他讥讽,如果雇主仍然找不到员工,与其批评及向政府施压,他们应求助大马僱主联合会、大马厂商公会及大马职工总会寻找本地人代劳,所以接下来就看雇主和代理如何处理这些问题。

大马与孟加拉政府是在2月18日签署协议,双方同意在3年內分批將150万名孟加拉外劳引进我国,然而此措施遭到各界,包括僱主联合会及职工总会的反对。此外,全国副警察总长拿督斯里诺拉昔也指,引进大批外劳將导致罪案增加。

接著,阿末扎希于2月20日宣布暂时搁置引进孟加拉外劳的措施,而內政部更于隔日展开大规模非法外劳取缔行动,隨后也表示將按照各领域的需求输入外劳。

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English version: Malaysia To Stop Recruitment Of Foreign Workers With Immediate Effect

News Source: 东方网

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Illegal Foreign Workers Rehiring Programme Revised To June 30 Due To Poor Response

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Rehiring program updates: The rehiring of illegals foreign worker programme deadline has been revised to Dec 31 2017 due to the poor response from employers. The Home Ministry in a statement said the deadline has been shortened as employers were not responsive to the programme.

“Based on our studies, although the programme has been implemented for almost a month with massive enforcement operations conducted by the Immigration Department, the programme is still at unsatisfactory level as many employers were found to hire illegal foreigners.

“Therefore, the employers are urged to take this opportunity to take part in the programme to enable their illegal foreign workers to obtain valid work permit.

“The government will not hesitate to take legal action against employers who hire illegal foreigners in line with Section 55 (B) of Immigration Act 1959/63,” it said in a statement.

Under the act, those who hire illegal workers are liable to a maximum RM50,000 fine, a maximum jail term of 12 months, or both, for each illegal employee.

In addition, any employers who hire more than five illegal workers will be jailed between six months and five years, and receive up to six strokes of the rotan, if convicted.

The ministry said a total of 15,822 foreign workers were registered under the rehiring programme from Feb 15 to March 10. From the total number, 9,738 were Indonesians, 3,808 Bangladeshis, 425 from Myanmar and 1,851 were from other countries.

Foreign Worker News source: NST Online

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Malaysia To Stop Recruitment Of Foreign Workers With Immediate Effect – DPM Ahmad Zahid

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The Cabinet has decided to halt the recruitment of new foreign workers supply into the country, said Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said this also meant that the initial plan to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers was officially scrapped. The decision would not involve the domestic help or maid sector.

Malaysia is halting the recruitment of new foreign workers into the country with immediate effect, it announced on Saturday (Mar 12, 2016). However, the decision, which was made at a Cabinet meeting on Friday, would not involve the domestic help or maid sector, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

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Cabinet halts intake of new foreign workers, says Zahid

Employers who wanted to hire foreign workers should recruit the existing foreign employees in the country, including those whose permits had expired, he added.

This also meant that the country’s initial plan to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers would be “closed”.

Employers or agents found guilty of protecting illegal foreign workers will be subjected to whipping. “Whipping will be meted out by courts because the punishment with fine has no effect as employers and agents still keep bringing in illegal foreign workers,” said Ahmad Zahid.

He also added that the sentence was meant to dismiss the false allegation that the government was trying to make a profit out of the recruitment process. The government had given ample opportunities for employees to register their foreign workers, he said.

Employers have until Jun 30 to legalise foreign workers. Those who want to hire foreign workers should submit their applications to the Malaysian Employers Federation, Malaysian Trades Union Congress and the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, added Ahmad Zahid.

Ahmad Zahid said following this, employers and recruitment agents would be dealt with more severely.

“We will be pushing for those found guilty of trafficking and harbouring illegal workers to be caned.

“Right now, they are not afraid because they think they can get away by paying a fine but that will not be the case anymore,” he said.

News Source: The Star, Channel News Asia & Free Malaysia Today.

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Employers Face Court Action For Not Registering Illegal Workers In Malaysia

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Employers found not registering illegal foreign workers under the Malaysia Illegal Immigrants Rehiring and Relocation Programme will be charged in court. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said court action would be taken against employers if they were detained by immigration enforcement.

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Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said court action would be taken against employers if they were detained by immigration enforcement.

“Under the programme, if employers did not register their workers and if the Immigration Department on enforcement campaign catch them, we will straight away charge them in court.

“There will be no more compounds imposed, in fact irresponsible employers will be brought to court and will face jail term if necessary,” he told reporters, here Wednesday.

Nur Jazlan also advised employers not to wait till the last minute to register their workers.

“Register as soon as possible, it will relieve them (employers) from any responsibility when enforcement officers make their rounds,” he said and added that so far more than 2,000 employers and 12,000 illegal immigrants had registered under the programme.

The programme implemented online was aimed at giving illegal immigrants working illegally in the country to obtain valid work permit in the required employment sectors.

He also directed the Immigration Department to launch operations and raids at shopping centres flooded with illegal immigrants especially in retailing premises and restaurants in the Klang Valley, Penang and Johor.

On employers victimising their workers, Nur Jazlan said they would face action under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act (ATIPSOM) 2007.

“For example if the employers agreed to pay salaries and did not comply with the condition causing the foreign workers to run away, their employers can be charged under ATIPSOM 2007. There is a specific clause which enabled employers to be charged,” he said.

News Source: Astro Awani

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移民局取缔吉里望工地查91外劳带走73人

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马六甲移民局今日到吉里望一个建筑工地取缔非法外劳,一轮检查之后,91名外劳只有18名没有抵触条例,可以留下继续工作,73名被带走。移民局是在早上10时左右,与国民登记局及国家反毒机构一同展开行动,他们到达时,其中3名外劳不顾生命危险跳下工地旁一条流向马六甲海峡的小河潜逃,但都被捉回。

今早的取缔行动是由该局局长弗兹率领,随行官员还有执法组主任南沙、副主席莫哈末沙比里。弗兹说,今次的取缔行动中,有73名外劳因抵触条例而当场被逮捕,并将带返移民局展开深入调查。“被捕的73名外劳中有71名男性和2名女性,他们分别来自印尼、孟加拉、印度、缅甸及尼泊尔;此外,有2名本地男子涉嫌包庇及雇用抵触1963年移民局法令第39b条文(滥用签证)、1959/63年移民局法令第6(1)(c)条文(非法入境)和15(1)(c)条文(逾期逗留)。

移民局出动卡车将抵触条例的外劳带走深入调查。

移民局出动卡车将抵触条例的外劳带走深入调查。

跳河逃走游半公里外劳最终落网
其中一名孟加拉外劳为逃避移民局的取缔,拼命逃跑,包括跳入河中游泳至少半公里,上岸后继续奔跑老远与躲藏,但还是落网。由于该河流曾有鳄鱼出没,执法员不敢掉以轻心,只能站在岸上追缉,包括透过一名渔夫协助,以小船阻挡外劳继续潜游。该名外劳较后趁渔夫不注意游上岸,再往填海区跑去,与在场约5名负责围捕的执法员展开约半公里追逐后,最终在草丛中遭执法员制伏及逮捕。

当该名外劳事后被告知其“潜逃路线”之一的河流有鳄鱼出没时,一脸惊吓,也向官员表示感到后悔。这名体力超强的外劳身材高瘦、脸上蓄胡子的外劳被逮捕时,神情镇定和冷静,丝毫看不出因消耗体力后出现的倦容。男子被逮捕后向记者说,之前在马六甲拉也某工地工作,昨天才到此工地负责筑建工地的围墙。

试图游泳的外劳被拦下后,准备押上车辆带离现场。

试图游泳的外劳被拦下后,准备押上车辆带离现场。

他表示在在马来西亚工作已4年3个月,工作准证甫在2月底到期,目前正等待大使馆更新准证。据参与今次行动的移民局执法组主任蓝沙说,事发时共有3名外劳跳河潜逃,不过2人不久后即被逮捕。

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Freeze On Foreign Workers’ Intake Will Impact Projects

Putrajaya’s suspension of foreign workers’ intake will exacerbate the shortage of manpower problem in the construction industry, which will cause delays in project completion, warned the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM).

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MBAM, the umbrella organisation that represents the Malaysian construction industry, estimated that the industry needs at least 1.995 million on-site foreign workers by 2020, up a whopping 823,000 or 70.2% from 1.172 million last year.

In a country with a population of 31 million and an unemployment rate of about 3%, Malaysia’s construction industry needs foreign workers supplies to fill the manpower gap, especially since locals are not keen on working in the construction industry, said MBAM president Matthew Tee.

“There should be a realistic understanding that our industry needs foreign workers. We employ them because even if the unemployment rate somehow managed to reach 0%, meaning everyone in the local labour force is employed, there will still be demand-supply gap for manpower in the construction industry,” Tee told The Edge Financial Daily in a recent interview.

Tee opined that if the government insists on suspending the recruitment of foreign workers, the construction industry will be hit, as builders will face difficulty in filling the demand-supply gap. Eventually, delivery time and cost of many projects will be affected.

“For now, contractors can still deliver existing projects with the available manpower. But in the medium-to long-term, when all new mega projects, be it MRT2, LRT3, KL118 or Kedah’s Rubber City, are launched and implemented in full, we will still find it difficult to source for labour if the decision to suspend the intake of foreign workers is not reversed,” he stressed.

foreign workers supply in malaysiaTee’s statements came following the announcement on Feb 19 by Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that the government had decided to suspend the recruitment of all foreign workers to Malaysia.

Urging employers to recruit local workers, Ahmad Zahid had said the freeze would allow the government to review the two-tier levy system for foreign workers, while existing illegal workers in Malaysia would be detained and deported.

The freeze came after some non-governmental organisations protested a reported intake of 1.5 million workers from Bangladesh over the next three years, which the government earlier said was to meet demands of industries.

Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem had clarified that the agreement inked with Bangladesh’s government would allow 1.5 million Bangladeshis registered to seek work overseas to find jobs in Malaysia — that it didn’t mean all 1.5 million of them will make their way to Malaysia.

Meanwhile, MBAM hopes to meet with Ahmad Zahid to voice the association’s concern about the sudden ban, and to offer some solutions. In MBAM’s estimation, 36% of construction workers are illegal foreign workers, 19% are legal, while the remaining 45% are locals.

“To be honest, we are caught in a dilemma. We use our resources to train these foreign workers and some of them are highly productive, so why send them back?”

“If more locals are interested to join the industry, and the process of getting legal foreign workers can be made more efficient, I believe the issue of illegal foreign workers can be significantly minimised,” said Tee.

Tee reiterated that MBAM supports the government’s effort to bring in more foreign workers, but opined that the country shouldn’t over-rely on one single source country — in this case Bangladesh — adding that the rehiring process should be made as efficient as possible.

“It should not be too much of a burden for employers and their workers in terms of time and money,” he said, adding that some contractors may resort to employing illegals to complete their projects on time and within budget.

As to the hike in foreign worker levy — originally meant to take place in February, but has since been deferred pending discussions with businesses after strong opposition to the move — Tee said the hike should be rescinded, as the new rates are not reflective of the current economic situation.

“Employers are already feeling the pinch from the weakening ringgit, implementation of goods and services tax, and the minimum wage policy. We think the 100% increase in levy [for construction sector] is just too much,” he said.

News Source: The Edge

魏家祥:内长将宣布,降低外劳人头稅涨幅

首相署部长拿督斯里魏家祥透露,内阁在近期的会议中决定降低外劳人头稅的涨幅,将比之前所作出的宣布来得低。“政府完全明白雇主所面对的问题,特別是来自制造业、建筑业等等,而关于农业领域方面,之前的外劳人头稅则从410令吉,涨至1千500令吉对雇主来说是一大负担。”

政府体谅业者负担重

他今晚出席马来西亚中小型工业公会新春聚会致词指出,副首相兼内政部长拿督斯里阿末扎希将会宣布调整外劳人头稅的幅度,而涨幅度将会低于之前的调整。

另外,针对政府推出的“重聘外劳计划”,魏家祥表示,政府也理解许多行业需要聘请大量外劳,但必须确保所有外劳都依照合法的程序,以避免影响其他领域。

“我呼吁所有中小型企业雇主能尽快前往移民局柜台,让非法在我国工作外劳获得合法的工作准证。我相信有关费用以及罚款都是可负担的数额。”

江华强盼简化重雇外劳

另一方面,马来西亚中小企业公会总会长江华强吁请政府能够与中小型企业及相关商会组织作出探讨及合作,包括简化重雇外劳计划的程序和减低相关费用。

他指出,由于我国许多制造商在获取原产证书方面比较困难,因此他建议政府在有关程序上的处理方式能够变通,比如在有关证书上列出来自大马的生产商,以协助我国中小型企业扩展出口。

出席者包括马来西亚中小型工业公会署理会张王志达、副总会长柯良赞、财政陈芳心、马来西亚青创会总会长拿督雷智雄、大马对外贸易发展机构(MATRADE)副首席执行员苏西拉及丰隆银行蕉赖商务中心经理蔡靖富。

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跟著外勞找生活直擊外勞淘金夢‧他們也是一群努力生活的人

一談起外勞,總離不開合法與非法的話題,或是受虐女傭,無情的雇主欺壓勞動者,把他們當成一顆柳丁,被榨得一滴不剩;或把他們想像成一顆不定時的炸彈——“攫奪匪”、“小偷”、“好色之徒”,製造各種問題的一群人。根據去年馬來西亞移民局的統計,在馬來西亞居住的外勞一共佔了馬來西亞總人口的22.5%,即675萬人。675萬人到底有多少?如果以大馬3000萬人口計算,即每5人中就有1名外勞。

跟著孟加拉男子和緬甸女孩去食檔!
我們也擔心,外勞人口過多會威脅我國公民原有的利益,加上外勞被賦予公民權的消息不時傳來,早前內政部長拿督斯里阿末扎希宣佈在未來3年內引進150萬名孟加拉籍外勞的消息,更是撥動了馬來西亞人的神經線。

然而我們所想像的假想敵,他們就在我們的生活周遭——家裡的菲律賓女傭、門外的尼泊爾籍守衛、印尼的清潔大嬸;大路兩旁興建中的建築,工人來自印尼、孟加拉、巴基斯坦或緬甸;坐在餐廳裡,招待我們的是緬甸姑娘或孟加拉小伙子。

他們早已融入我們的社會,存在於各個行業裡。我們對他們,習以為常也過度依賴。其實如果撥開偏見走進他們的生活,你會發現他們大多和我們一樣,不過是一群努力生活的人。

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平日走在敦陳修信路和敦陳禎祿路上,會與說著不同語言的孟加拉、尼泊爾外勞擦身而過。週末天這裡更是聚集了不同國家的外勞,感覺置身在小孟加拉或小尼泊爾。(圖:星洲日報)

吉隆坡市區的大街小巷,比如Kota Raya、茨廠街和半山芭一帶,已是天下皆知的“外勞街”。無論是週日還是週末,這裡總是聚集了來自不同國家的外勞,緬甸、尼泊爾、印尼、印度、菲律賓,或是巴基斯坦、孟加拉人。

尤其敦陳修信路和敦陳禎祿路左右兩側的店鋪樓上,更是掛滿了尼泊爾或孟加拉文的招牌或廣告。走上樓瞧一瞧,你可能感到驚訝,這些你曾經熟悉的老街、老店,如今已經變成外籍人士開設的雜貨店、餐館和服裝店,感覺置身在小孟加拉或小尼泊爾。

穿梭在唐人街的美食、服裝和飾物攤檔,一張張尼泊爾、孟加拉的臉孔,說著標準的廣東話,召喚你去買東西。讓人好奇的是,這些來自他國的外勞平時吃甚麼,住哪裡呢?

來自孟加拉加齊普爾(Gazipur)的Altef,是在後巷一間嫲嫲檔工作。那是一間開給孟加拉外勞的小販檔,由於他們大多是穆斯林,要找到清真又合胃口的食物不容易,因此他們的華人老闆就開了這樣的小飯店。

小飯店的地點有些隱秘,得穿越店鋪的後門,經過小小的走廊才找到。而後巷的入口處也只是一個小小的門口,一般人大概也不會走進來。

來馬來西亞找工容易
“你在這裡做了多久?”“6年。”

“當初為何選擇來馬來西亞?”“那裡人口很多,工作很少。”

“今年幾歲了?”“38。”

與Altef的談話都是一問一答,儘管努力想讓他放鬆交談,可他一直保持著警惕的狀態,臉上表情十分拘謹。旁邊還有一位男士用孟加拉語說悄悄話。

“結婚了嗎?”“沒有。”

“那你認識這裡的女孩子嗎?”“沒有。”

“有沒有認識來自孟加拉的女孩子呢?”“沒有,我也不知道。”

“大部份是孟加拉男性來工作?女性很少?”“是的。”

“有想過去其他國家工作嗎?”“沒有錢。”

“休息時去哪裡?”“哪裡都不去,就待在房間裡。”

“哥哥、弟弟有想過來馬來西亞工作?”“沒有錢,因為來這裡也需要很多錢,大概8000令吉。”

Altef的家鄉有年邁父母,還有7個兄弟姐妹,都是務農的,生活極不容易。只上小學五年級的他,6年前跟隨朋友來馬尋找出路。

為何選擇來馬來西亞?大部份的外勞都這麼回答“Cari makan(找吃)”,而他也不例外。來馬來西亞,是因為這裡比周遭國家更容易找到工作。薪水僅有八九百令吉的他,除了三餐,住宿費都要自己付,老闆為他在班登再也附近的店屋樓上租了一間小房,每個月從薪水裡扣除100令吉。上下班是朋友用摩哆載他過來。

在餐廳找到工作以前,他在服裝店賣了4年的衣服。“以後,我想在家鄉開一間服裝店,賣衣服。”你在這裡的生活過得如何?“只要我不干擾別人的生活,別人也不會干擾我。”

年邁的父母也催他回去結婚,但他總是說:“再等一下,3個月我就回。每一次都說3個月,一直到現在都還沒有回去。”

不過是為了一口飯
一直談到攝影記者說要拍照,Altef才向我攤牌。“你問我的話,我必須得說可以;但如果可以,我懇求你不要拍照,因為這樣會帶給我麻煩。” 我看見Altef哀求的眼神裡有些恐慌,相信他過去的6年經歷了不少。我並不知道他是不是合法外勞,就連他的老闆“阿蘇”,也無法給我一個確定的答案。不過小飯店本身並非合法,我們最終還是沒有拍下照片。

“我們做的是街邊生意,和他們相處整整10年。如果沒有他們,誰要做這些工作?本地最低薪金是1000令吉,就算我給本地人1500令吉都沒有人要做。他們寧可到新加坡、澳洲‘跳飛機’。”

阿蘇說,這些孟加拉人來這裡都是為了討生活,他們勤勞又節省,簡簡單單又一餐,“他們不會傷害我們,也不會偷東西,而且忠心又受教。你給他們工作,他們會感恩在心。我覺得大家互利互惠,他們願意做,我們又需要人手。”

他反而認為政府應該更重視難民問題,“政府收留了那麼多難民,沒有提供物資又不允許他們工作,他們生存不了當然會去偷、搶,倒不如讓我們給他們工作。他們千里迢迢過來,不是要做壞事,而是為了一口飯。”

緬甸女孩阿香離鄉別井打拼看世界
阿香來自緬甸的邊陲城鎮臘戌,18歲來馬,在茨廠街的金蓮記福建面美食館工作了4年。如同馬來西亞華人,她在緬甸也同樣從小接受中文教育,因此能夠說一口流利的中文。

“我讀到初中一,不想讀書了,就和堂姐妹來馬來西亞找餐廳的工作。”家裡務農的她說,臘戌就像馬六甲那般大的小鎮,地方不大但人口密集,當地就業機會很少,因此年輕人都往外跑,尤其是中國上海、北京。

“一邊工作賺錢一邊旅遊,看看別人的世界。我也是來到馬來西亞,才知道馬來西亞長得這個樣子。”她笑言。

阿香原名王建蓮,家中排行老大,還有4個弟妹還在讀書,父母務農,種植稻米和玉米,一年才收割一次。“父母肯定捨不得我離開,但為了生活,也為了我們的前途發展。他們也希望我們能夠走出緬甸看世界,所以只好讓我們離開。”

想家的時候,她會馬上給家裡打電話,問候家裡的弟妹們,只要聽到他們健康平安,她就能放心工作了。儘管現在有廉價航空,但從仰光回臘戌得坐巴士一天一夜,“乘搭飛機的話只要1小時,但家裡環境不好,寧可買多一點東西回家都捨不得用來搭飛機。”

與阿香年紀相去不遠的李小姐,是金蓮記老闆的小女兒。她自小在這條街上長大,也接觸不少外勞。“緬甸人比較多,也有尼泊爾,不過緬甸員工比較聽話。”

她特別讚賞像阿香這樣的緬甸女孩,“她很勤勞,好學,學東西的能力很強,而且做事也不會計較,十分盡責。”

她們倆經常聊天,阿香告訴她家鄉臘戌是一片綠色稻田和玉米園,“我想去她的家鄉,聽起來十分吸引人嘛!”李小姐笑說。

新闻来源: 星洲生活誌

10,239 Foreign Workers Registered Under Rehiring Program As At 29 Feb 2016

2020 Rehiring Program / Illegal Foreign Workers Legalisation News Read here 👉 Malaysia Rehiring Foreign Workers Is Allowed With Conditions

A total of 10,239 foreign workers were registered by 2,210 employers under the Rehiring Program since Feb 15 until Feb 28. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed however was not satisfied with the number.

“It is very low. To say they face difficulties signing up is not justified because it can done online and they need not have to go to the immigration office or company to register the illegal immigrants,” he told reporters after presenting the Immigration Department 2015 excellent service awards to 813 recipients here today.

He said employers who were not IT savvy could visit the immigration branches for advisory service.

The Rehiring Programme up to December 31 is to provide opportunities for illegals from 15 source countries working illegally in the country to be granted valid work permits to meet the permitted employment sector.

He said the registration fee of RM800 under the Rehiring Programme was reasonable and fair and took into account the various costs incurred by the government following the entry of foreign workers, including the costs of health, safety, detention and deportation.

“To me it is a fair trade off, you want foreign workers you pay for it,” he said, adding that the registration fee in Malaysia was much lower compared to other countries like Singapore and Middle East that used a large number of foreign workers.

News source: My Sin Chew & The Sun Daily

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