Nearly 10,000 get jobs in Malaysia

Nearly 10,000 get jobs in Malaysia

NUNUKAN, East Kalimantan: Almost 10,000 previously undocumented Indonesian workers in Malaysia who have been stranded in Nunukan, East Kalimantan, returned to Sabah, East Malaysia between Sept. 1 and Sept. 12 as they have obtained job orders and passports.

Secretary of the government-sanctioned task force to help workers in Nunukan, Hasan Basri, said in statement that the number of workers and their families who remained in shelters in Nunukan had been reduced to 13,873.

But the Immigration Office in Nunukan provided a far different picture, saying that as of Sept. 11, there were 32,285 workers waiting for visas and job orders.

The office has issued 25,483 passports since the exodus began last month.

The immigration office has temporarily stopped services for visa applications as of Sept. 1. --JP