TAIPING: Firmer punishment, including whipping, awaits Malaysian employers who hire or give refuge to illegal foreign workers. Mustafar added that his Department will also punish employers who protect illegal foreign workers by freezing company assets. Last night's operation started at 10.30pm and saw 139 foreign workers checked and 45 detained for not having valid travel documents and misusing their employee passes. "On our side, there is no compromise with illegal foreign workers and we will continue conducting operations. But in terms of the safety of (legal) foreign workers, local authorities are looking into the aspects of their residential locations.

Source: New Strait Times September 12, 2017 02:03 UTC