More than 48,000 TKIs arrested in Malaysia

More than 48,000 TKIs arrested in Malaysia

JAKARTA: Malaysian authorities have arrested more than 48,000
Indonesian illegal migrant workers (TKIs), who are now awaiting
deportation to Indonesia, Antara news agency reported on Friday.

"The illegal migrant workers have been detained for months,"
House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung said here on
Friday.

The illegal workers are scheduled to be repatriated through
Belawan Port in Medan, North Sumatra, which is near the Malaysian
state of Johor.

"That will be another problem for the Indonesian government as
the TKIs came from various cities across the country," said
Akbar.

The House is deliberating a draft law on the protection of
Indonesian workers overseas. --Antara