Ahmad Zahid: Ops to flush illegals to go on during festive season
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BAGAN DATOH: The ongoing Ops 6P to round-up illegal immigrants nationwidewhich started on Jan 21 will continue during the festive season.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said employers who hired illegal immigrants could submit all documents to release the workers because during operations, they (foreign workers) claimed the documents were kept by their employers.
"Any working illegal immigrant and employers who were cheated by foreign workers' agencies can submit proof that payments had been made through the agencies.
"Appeals can be made at the foreign worker division of the Home Ministry.
"If the foreign workers did not have employers and the relevant documents, they would be deported without involving the people and government's money," he said after opening a National Printing Malaysia Berhad's (PNMB) corporate social responsibility resource centre project here.
Ahmad Zahid said there were adequate detention centres to hold the illegals.
"We have held discussions with embassies and companies on sending the illegal immigrants home.
"The maximum is only seven days for illegals at all detention centres. As such, the question of inadequate places which were gazetted as detention centres does not arise," he said.
He also said the detention process would be carried out via a standard operating procedure.
"What is being done is that the foreign workers are gathered at one place. Those with documents will be placed in a row for inspection first. The inspection does not take more than an hour in total.
"Those without documents are separated, but we will contact the employers of those who claim their employers are keeping their documents," he explained.
