“We couldn’t find them” – Home Minister Says Over 100k Foreign Workers in Malaysia Can’t be Detected

A total of 100,646 foreign workers holding Temporary Work Visit Passes (PLKS) in the construction sector have failed to be detected after the foreign worker screening programme was implemented by the Construction Labour Exchange Centre Bhd (CLAB).

According to a report by BERNAMA, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail shared that the government will implement measures and punitive actions against employers and foreign workers in the construction sector who commit offences under existing regulations.

Home Minister reveals that the whereabouts of 100,646 foreign workers in Malaysia can’t be detected 

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“They came in, they held onto the PLKS construction sector, but when whitewashing is carried out by CLAB, we couldn’t find them. If they are misusing their passes, we will take action based on the offence,”

“If their passes have expired, they are supposed to sign a check-out memo and leave the country. If they haven’t left the country, we will find them,” he said.

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