(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Malaysia will not allow refugees to work in the country despite a plea by the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, a senior
official said Wednesday, according to dpa.
Human resources deputy minister Ismail Muttalib told the senate that
allowing the more than 150,000 refugees and asylum-seekers in the
country to work could create more employment problems.
On Monday, the Malaysian UNHCR representative went to the parliament
to ask legislators to allow UNHCR cardholders to have a work permit.
'The country might be flooded with the cardholders to a point we
cannot control their entry,' he said, adding that there are already
1.9 million foreign workers in Malaysia and an estimated more than 1
million illegal workers.
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