Staff Reporter :
More than 700 illegal workers including Bangladeshi men were held in Malaysia in last two days. The actual number of detained Bangladeshi workers could not be known yet, sources said.
The Malaysian immigration department conducted the raids on Saturday and Sunday against illegal foreign workers at Kotaraya Bangla Market and Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur.
On Saturday, the immigration department picked up more than 500 foreigners working illegally there.
The police also detained over 200 illegal workers on Sunday.
Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali, the Director General of the Immigration Department of the country led the raids.
Police and other law enforcers agencies also propelled the raids on Sunday at 12:00pm.
“Few employers violating laws appointed illegal foreign workers in their companies for cheap wages. It was clear violation of rules. We have conducted drives against those illegal workers as a routine work,” Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali said.
He said, “Some miscreants are involved with illegal activities using foreign workers. The country never allowed it in the past. We will continue such raids.”
He warned those who are behind illegal activities.
Witnesses said the police and other law enforces have strengthened surveillances against the foreign workers suddenly. After 12:00pm, the officials started the raids.
Police and immigration officials said that there were Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Indian, Sri Lankan, Vietnamese and other nationals, including the detained workers.
