Malaysian authorities apprehended 123 unauthorized workers during an enforcement action at a Johor plastic manufacturing facility after extended monitoring revealed widespread immigration violations. Officers from the state immigration office and border protection unit detained individuals from Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, India, and Pakistan who ranged in age from their early twenties to late forties, with all lacking proper employment authorization.
The operation saw numerous laborers attempt to escape into storage sections before enforcement teams secured building perimeters and completed the roundup. Director Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus indicated that prolonged surveillance had confirmed substantial numbers of improperly documented employees at the location.
Detainees were transferred to the Setia Tropika Immigration Depot while a human resources official faces allegations of coordinating unauthorized hiring practices. Rusdi emphasized continued targeting of businesses employing undocumented migrants through sustained enforcement measures.
The operation saw numerous laborers attempt to escape into storage sections before enforcement teams secured building perimeters and completed the roundup. Director Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus indicated that prolonged surveillance had confirmed substantial numbers of improperly documented employees at the location.
Detainees were transferred to the Setia Tropika Immigration Depot while a human resources official faces allegations of coordinating unauthorized hiring practices. Rusdi emphasized continued targeting of businesses employing undocumented migrants through sustained enforcement measures.
