{"id":4011,"date":"2020-05-27T23:40:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T15:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4011"},"modified":"2020-05-28T06:41:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T22:41:28","slug":"no-inhumane-handling-of-foreign-workers-by-government-ismail-sabri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4011","title":{"rendered":"No inhumane handling of foreign workers by government – Ismail Sabri"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PUTRAJAYA, May 27\u00a0 – Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today\u00a0refuted claims by certain quarters over the government\u2019s\u00a0handling of foreign workers in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.<\/p>\n

He said those who accused the government of being inhumane\u00a0should be clear about the two categories of foreign workers, namely\u00a0those with permits and those who entered the country illegally.<\/p>\n

“Those who have permits are required\u00a0in the construction, plantation or 3D (dirty, dangerous and difficult) sectors and are also contributing to Socso (Social Security Organisation), as well as complying with International Labor Laws,” he said in a press conference\u00a0here today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He said illegal immigrants without permits and employment documents, including those who entered the country via backdoor routes should not be given special treatment, as they had violated the country\u2019s\u00a0laws, and threatened the safety and security of the public.<\/p>\n

However, he said\u00a0allegations that the government was being inhumane during raids and while arresting foreigners under the\u00a0Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) was\u00a0untrue.<\/p>\n

He pointed out in the case of the EMCO imposed at the Selangor Mansion in Kuala Lumpur, all residents including illegal immigrants were placed under lockdown during the period, however, the authorities allowed those with valid documentation to resume with their daily lives,\u00a0while those who had no documents were arrested for\u00a0entering the country illegally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia\u00a0(Suhakam) had reportedly\u00a0questioned the actions of certain quarters\u00a0with negative sentiments towards foreigners arrested by the authorities in an effort to curb the transmission of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Ismail Sabri said the government was addressing the issue of illegal immigrants by focusing on the safety and health aspects with regards to\u00a0the COVID-19 outbreak, and thus, the group was being screened and sent to the Immigration depot.<\/p>\n

“We place\u00a0them at\u00a0a depot, they are given adequate food,\u00a0and when it comes to the issue of\u00a0positive COVID-19 cases, we do 100 per cent screening of\u00a0illegal immigrants so that we can save them and send them to the COVID-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre\u00a0at the Malaysia Agro\u00a0Exposition Park Serdang\u00a0(MAEPS),” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He said the government had spent millions of ringgit\u00a0to turn MAEPS into a temporary hospital and placed\u00a0illegal immigrants there so that the group\u00a0would not be continuously exposed to the\u00a0outbreak.<\/p>\n

“We save them, put them in the best place to take care of their health. To say that Malaysia is not friendly to illegal immigrants is not right, but it (the service) does not change their status as illegal immigrants,” he said.<\/p>\n

Therefore, he said the government at a meeting yesterday had decided that illegal immigrants would be deported to their country of origin, and that the matter was being handled by the Immigration Department and Wisma Putra.<\/p>\n

“I hope political leaders and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will not take the opportunity to be heroes to these illegal immigrants,” he added.<\/p>\n

– BERNAMA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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