There will be no more leniency when dealing with errant employers blatantly hiring illegal foreign workers. It took Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed just 20 minutes today to demonstrate to members of the media just how blatant the abuse of permits was and how lax enforcement had led to an alarming rise in illegal foreign workers. Nur Jazlan arrived at a popular shopping mall here and asked members of the media to follow him on a walkabout to prove his point. He later launched a scathing attack on all quarters responsible for the situation in a press conference. "The first outlet we visited, it was already clear. There were foreigners working as waiters when their permits were to work in the kitchen," said Nur Jazlan. "You saw for yourself, a foreigner on a student permit, working as a cashier. It is during the day, so obviously he was not attending class," he said. Virtually every outlet visited was found flouting the rules. During the quick tour, among the illegal workers found included an Indonesian woman with a permit to work as a maid, who was working as a cashier in the shopping mall. "We found a cleaner who said that he was from Acheh, who couldn't answer when asked about his permit. In the food court there were foreigners working in the frontline, so obviously they don't have permits for that," said Nur Jazlan. He said the scenario was due to a combination of elements conspiring to elevate the illegal foreign worker issue to its current troubled state. "Obviously there is no enforcement. Otherwise this would not happen. So, I am instructing the Immigration Department to get serious about this," he said. "Agents also play a big role in convincing employers to engage in these practices by providing the supply chain. "But ultimately it is the employers who are responsible because they create the demand and they choose the easy way out by hiring these workers," he said. Nur Jazlan added that during the current six-month rehiring period that began on Feb 15, employers had been encouraged to register their workers, even if they were illegal, but the response had been poor. "So, the Immigration Department have been instructed to no longer compound employers for such offences, but take legal action," said Nur Jazlan. "We shall bring them to court. Compounds do not work. They can easily pay it or they say they have some connections here and there which can help settle it." Nur Jazlan said the Home Ministry is also intensifying its intelligence operations to monitor corrupt practices within the related agencies, which are also contributing to the illegal foreign workers issue. "We know some employers have blatant disregard for the law because they apparently have connections or officers in related government agencies who can help settle things for them. We will stop this,he said.
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