Quarterly Briefing Note

TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Malaysia (July - September 2017)

On 1 July 2017 the Government started a crackdown on irregular workers and employers who failed to register their workers after the deadline passed for migrants to register for an E-Card. By the 21 July, Malaysian authorities had arrested over 3,300 undocumented workers and 84 employers. Due to fear of detention and deportation many migrant workers have gone into hiding, leaving in particular the construction and plantation industries with a labour shortage.