Malaysia deports some 2,000 migrant workers<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Malaysian government has deported around
\n2,000 illegal Indonesian workers over the last two months.<\/p>\n
Antara news agency reported on Monday that the illegal job
\nseekers were deported in groups from the Belawan seaport, near
\nthe North Sumatran capital of Medan. The last group of 706 people
\narrived on the Indonesian ship KM Varuna Sakti on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Malaysia deported a total of 1,600 illegal workers via the
\nseaport in November.<\/p>\n
The illegal migrant workers, mostly from North Sumatra, East
\nJava and West Nusa Tenggara, were detained as they possessed no
\nofficial documents, such as work permits, passports or visas, to
\nstay and work in Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Husein A. Alaydrus, chairman of the Indonesian Labor Export
\nAssociation (Apjati), called on Indonesian authorities to launch
\na joint operation along the border areas of the two countries in
\nthe Strait of Malacca and Kalimantan to prevent Indonesian job
\nseekers from illegally entering Malaysia.<\/p>\n
\"It is an old issue but the government has failed to respond
\nto it positively,\" he told The Jakarta Post by telephone on
\nMonday.<\/p>\n
Husein estimates that half of the some 800,000 Indonesian
\nworkers employed in electronic factories, oil palm and rubber
\nplantations, and in the construction sector in Malaysia, entered
\nthat country illegally.<\/p>\n
\"The deportation was necessary as the illegal migrant workers
\npose a serious political and social problem in that country,\" he
\nsaid, citing that they had been burdening Malaysia because most
\nof them had no skills and were uneducated.<\/p>\n
He said the illegal entry of Indonesian job seekers could be
\nhalted if the government, the police, the immigration and the
\nNavy conducted a joint operation along the border areas of the
\ntwo countries.<\/p>\n
Tjeppy Al'oei, director general for labor placement, was not
\navailable for comments on Monday evening. (rms)<\/p>",
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