PETALING JAYA: Myanmar has temporarily stopped sending workers to
Malaysia due to safety concerns, following violence involving its
citizens here.
The Eleven Media in Myanmar reported that the
Federation of Overseas Employment Agencies (Myanmar) had last week
instructed overseas employment companies not to send any more workers to
Malaysia.
"The current violence there has forced us to do so. We
got reports that the situation there has calmed down now. The move
would be momentary.
"But we can't say when it will restart yet.
We will also have to discuss with the government delegation arrived back
from there," said Ei Mon Soe, a director from the Myanmar's Labour
Ministry.
Several labour supply companies here also confirmed that Myanmar workers were not being sent over since last week.
LLN group of companies managing director Ng Cheng Ho
said two Myanmar workers were supposed to arrive this week but this has
been delayed, although all the relevant documents had been submitted
and approved.
"The agent in Myanmar told me that they were not able to send the workers now," he said.
Another consultant with a labour supply company who wanted to known as Isabel said they were facing a similar situation.
However,
she said they would continue to process the documents of the workers
who wanted to come in because they believe the freeze would be over
soon.
There are an estimated 300,000 Myanmar workers in Malaysia, legal and illegal, and another 100,000 refugees from Myanmar.
Myanmar
nationals are legally allowed to work in the manufacturing, plantation,
agriculture, construction and services sectors here.
Violence in
various parts of Kuala Lumpur involving Myanmar nationals from May 30
to June 4 left three Myanmar nationals dead and some injured.
The
violence has been linked to recent clashes in Myanmar between Buddhists
and Rohingya Muslims in the western state of Rakhine.
source: The Star Online
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