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Malaysia gives one week to DPRK illegal workers to turn in

Malaysia has given one week to a group of 117 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) workers in Sarawak state whose work permits have expired to turn themselves in to the Malaysia Immigration Department.
Malaysia gives one week to DPRK illegal workers to turn in ảnh 1Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali (Source: thesundaily.my)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia has given one weekto a group of 117 DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) workers in Sarawak state whose work permitshave expired to turn themselves in to the Malaysia Immigration Department.

According to local news agency Bernama, ImmigrationDepartment director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali called for employers of theworkers to surrender them within a week.

The department knows their whereabouts and willdefinitely go after them as their work permits have expired and thus they areconsidered illegal workers, he stated.

Mustafar added that the department expects theworkers to turn themselves in and return their homeland voluntarily under thedepartment's Amnesty Exercise '3 1' Programme.

This is avoluntary deportation programme where the illegals will each be compounded at aflat rate of 300 ringgit (about 68 USD) plus 100 ringgit (about 23 USD) for aone-way pass to return home.

Currently, another 35 DPRK workers are workingin Sarawak, but their work permits will only expire next month.

Mustafar said that earlier in March, thedepartment had deported a group of 55 workers from the DPRK.-VNA

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