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Malaysia arrests 2,309 illegal migrant workers

Malaysian authorities have announced that 2,309 illegal migrant workers in Malaysia were arrested and will be deported in one of the largest crackdowns in recent years.
Malaysia arrests 2,309 illegal migrant workers ảnh 1Illegal migrant workers in Malaysia (Photo: AFP/VNA)
 
 Hanoi (VNA) – Malaysian authoritieshave announced that 2,309 illegal migrant workers in Malaysia were arrested andwill be deported in one of the largest crackdowns in recent years. 

Saravana Kumar in charge of the ImmigrationDepartment's enforcement, investigation and prosecution, said the crackdownbegan on July 1 across the country in places such as factories and restaurants.
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The majority of those arrested are fromBangladesh and Indonesia, and entered the country with tourist visas andwithout proper work permits, he said, adding that 52 employers were arrested onsuspicion of hiring undocumented workers.

Activists said most of the undocumentedworkers were victims of human trafficking and fraud, who have incurred massivedebts after paying recruitment agents in the hope of working abroad to escapepoverty at home.

According to Kumar, authorities will determinewhether those who are held are trafficking victims.

Malaysia relies heavily on migrant workersfrom neighbouring countries such as Indonesia, Bangladesh and Nepal for jobs inplantations and construction. It has some two million registered migrantworkers and an equal number of undocumented ones.-VNA

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