Illegal Workers In Malaysia Penalty

Immigration dept calls for severe penalty for employers using illegal workers 0.

Illegal workers in malaysia penalty. The scheme required workers overstaying less than 30 days to pay just rm 400. Malaysia to start major crackdown on illegal foreign workers on friday a file photo taken on july 11 2017 shows malaysian immigration officials detaining foreign workers during a raid at a. In september 2013 malaysia had decided to charge illegal workers up to of 3 100 ringgit nrs 97 500. Courts in malaysia go for whipping on convicted employers in order to deter the use of illegal foreign workers.

There are many labor laws which exist in malaysia today. Putrajaya malaysia is swooping down on thousands of illegal foreign workers in the country hours after a deadline for registering them passed last friday. Picture by yusof mat isa. The penalty was categorised into four segments depending on the length of overstay.

Exasperated by the poor response from illegal foreign workers and their employers to the government s rehiring programme the immigration department is pushing for errant employers to be caned if they are caught and found guilty of harbouring and employing them. Foreign workers queue up to be tested for covid 19 at kampung baru kuala lumpur april 16 2020. There is an additional 2 2 million illegal foreign workers amnesty international 2010. These laws were created to protect the rights of everyone who works in malaysia the primary employment and labor laws in malaysia include important pieces of legislation such as the employment act 1955 industrial relations act of 1967 and employees provident act among others.

The cross border movement of workers has become well established in southeast asia with malaysia a major labour receiving country and indonesia and the philippines the region s main labour sending states. Nearly 80 of illegal foreign workers in malaysia haven t applied for e card. Nearly 20 2 2 million of malaysia s workforce are foreign workers excluding illegal workers. Malaysia s primary labor laws.