Illegal workforce critical in Malaysia

Illegal workforce critical in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The number of illegal immigrants in
Malaysia has reached a critical level, prompting the government
to order top security officials to resolve the issue, reports
said yesterday.

There are more than one million illegal laborers in the
country, officials said.

The crackdown was launched this month following the expiry of
a six-month amnesty on Dec. 31.

The million-plus illegal workers -- mainly from Indonesia,
Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Pakistan and Burma -- have given the
impression that the country's sea and land borders are easily
breached, police inspector-general Abdul Rahim Noor said.