The government is considering providing additional social assistance to refugees registered with both the government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), including granting them legal employment rights in Malaysia.

However, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories), Dr Zaliha Mustafa, said the specifics of this proposal are still being refined, taking into account labour requirements and conditions across various sectors, according to a report in Malay daily Berita Harian today.

She stated that this approval would only be finalised once all refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia are officially registered with the government.

“Currently, the government is implementing National Security Council Directive No. 23: Policy and Mechanism for Managing Refugees and Asylum Seekers (2023 revision), which was signed by the prime minister on June 14, 2023.

“This directive serves as the government’s framework for supervising and managing refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia, outlining the roles and responsibilities of each involved government agency,” she said.

She made these remarks in a written response to a question from Teresa Kok Suh Sim (PH-Seputeh) in the Dewan Rakyat, who asked whether UNHCR-recognised refugees could be granted legal employment as a measure to address the country’s labour shortage.

Expanding on the matter, Zaliha noted that Malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention or the 1967 Refugee Protocol.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...google_vignette

Bagi IC juga kan lebih baik

bagilah starter pack sekali, kereta, kerakyatan, rumah, pekerjaan sekali

Topup la sikit, kasi waifu sekali ma.

Straight give bumi status lah.

👀😂

Directly appoint them as our PM lah. Change our country’s name too

Macam kat Sabah tu kew?

Penggangur ramai, some terpaksa jadi grab riders, and government kisah more to these people

bayar tax jer, same tax bracket as foreigners/expats

just want them to contribute to EPF only

always coming up with stupid ass idea fueled by sentiment that end up backfiring, deswhy we stuck in endless cycle of failure

inb4 just do it

Make Klang their settlement camp ler…

refugees is legal now?
tourist have to leave but they don't have to leave and can work too? pr status

This post has been edited by Phoenix_KL: Feb 13 2025, 06:54 PM

i wanted 2 write sumething relevant here but d podcast im listening is so damn hilarious..l cant register what im reading @ /k…🤣🤣🤣 bye!

What you talking about, Madani lowest unemployment rate in 10 years.

*pat self on back*

After his term nanti keluar la new touristking and post 'zaman PH jaga dulu, sekian sekian'.

we sure LOVE all these people until they're given this and that that even local citizen don't even get in their whole life

all our resources went to them...for free

All will lead to this included falestinians and banglas.

Malaysians are having difficulties finding jobs and yet this is proposed.