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Sun, 02/15/2009 - 23:17
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INDONESIA, MALAYSIA DISCUSS REPATIRATION OF INDONESIAN WORKERS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 15 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Malaysia are in the process of discussing the deportation of migrant workers in view of the current global economic crisis and Malaysian policy to protect their citizens and employees.
"We have met the Secretary General of the Malaysian Home Ministry Raja Azhar Raja Abdul Manap to discuss the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Indonesian workers following the neighboring country's economic slowdown as a result of the impact of the global economic crisis," Indonesian Vice Ambassador to Malaysia Tatang B Razak said in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
Due to the big volume of Malaysian exports to the United States, European countries and other advanced countries, the world economic slowdown was a blow to that neighboring country as marked with the closure of some factories, layoff of workers or reduction of products.
"In addition, around 50,000 out of 90,000 Malaysian citizens working in Singapore had been repatriated after being laid off. Therefore, Malaysia will have to repatriate migrant workers to be replaced by unemployed Malaysians," Tatang said.
If a certain factory has the intention to lay off its workers, the priority should be on migrant workers. If their contracts have expired, they can not have their contracts renewed and have to be repatriated.
In return, the vacancies should be filled by Malaysian workers.
"Therefore, we have to discuss with the Malaysian government the fate of the Indonesian workers. The Malaysian government will have to force the employers to provide tickets for the return of their legal migrant workers whose contract had expired," he said, adding that one month salary plus ticket should be provided to the workers who should have their contract terminated prior their expiry.
The objective is only to prevent sacking the workers and from adding more workers in Malaysia that will be a threat to Malaysian job seekers.
As to the illegal migrant workers, Tatang said the government of Malaysia is currently discussing the mechanism of their return.
Earlier, the Malaysian government offered illegal migrant workers to return to their home countries by paying a fine of about 400 Malaysian ringgit (Rp1.2 million) out of a normal fine of about 3000 ringgit (Rp 9 million) per person.
"The Malaysian government realized that a 400 ringgit fine is still too high. Migrant workers are reluctant to make use of the opportunity as it's too costly. Practically they remain in Malaysia. Hence Malaysia is considering to reduce the fine," he said.
In addition, Malaysia will appoint some agencies to handle the repatriation of the migrant workers. So far there is only one company, namely Pangkalan Rezeki Bhd in charge of repatriating them. Later, there will be some agencies, no more monopoly.
"We have met the Secretary General of the Malaysian Home Ministry Raja Azhar Raja Abdul Manap to discuss the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Indonesian workers following the neighboring country's economic slowdown as a result of the impact of the global economic crisis," Indonesian Vice Ambassador to Malaysia Tatang B Razak said in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
Due to the big volume of Malaysian exports to the United States, European countries and other advanced countries, the world economic slowdown was a blow to that neighboring country as marked with the closure of some factories, layoff of workers or reduction of products.
"In addition, around 50,000 out of 90,000 Malaysian citizens working in Singapore had been repatriated after being laid off. Therefore, Malaysia will have to repatriate migrant workers to be replaced by unemployed Malaysians," Tatang said.
If a certain factory has the intention to lay off its workers, the priority should be on migrant workers. If their contracts have expired, they can not have their contracts renewed and have to be repatriated.
In return, the vacancies should be filled by Malaysian workers.
"Therefore, we have to discuss with the Malaysian government the fate of the Indonesian workers. The Malaysian government will have to force the employers to provide tickets for the return of their legal migrant workers whose contract had expired," he said, adding that one month salary plus ticket should be provided to the workers who should have their contract terminated prior their expiry.
The objective is only to prevent sacking the workers and from adding more workers in Malaysia that will be a threat to Malaysian job seekers.
As to the illegal migrant workers, Tatang said the government of Malaysia is currently discussing the mechanism of their return.
Earlier, the Malaysian government offered illegal migrant workers to return to their home countries by paying a fine of about 400 Malaysian ringgit (Rp1.2 million) out of a normal fine of about 3000 ringgit (Rp 9 million) per person.
"The Malaysian government realized that a 400 ringgit fine is still too high. Migrant workers are reluctant to make use of the opportunity as it's too costly. Practically they remain in Malaysia. Hence Malaysia is considering to reduce the fine," he said.
In addition, Malaysia will appoint some agencies to handle the repatriation of the migrant workers. So far there is only one company, namely Pangkalan Rezeki Bhd in charge of repatriating them. Later, there will be some agencies, no more monopoly.
