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Migrant worker dragnet unsettles Malaysia's firms
Published Thu, Jul 6, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Kuala Lumpur
A CRACKDOWN on illegal migrant labour in Malaysia which began on Saturday is disrupting operations particularly in construction and agriculture where many have fled underground, business groups say.
Immigration officers began operations to flush out and detain illegal migrant workers after midnight June 30 when a deadline for employers to register undocumented workers expired.
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