BAZUKI MUHAMMAD | Crackdown on illegal migrant workers

Immigration enforcement officers detain suspected illegal migrant workers (2nd L, 2nd R) from Indonesia, before checking for documentation, during a crackdown on illegal migrant workers in Nilai, outside Kuala Lumpur September 1, 2013. Malaysia on Sunday launched a campaign to round up and expel an estimated half a million illegal immigrants, reported local media. Malaysia is a destination for workers from neighbouring countries like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Myanmar, due to the country’s high wages and safe working conditions. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

 

An immigrant enforcement officer stands outside makeshift shelters of migrant workers, as light trails of torches used by the officers during their search for hiding illegal workers are seen, during a crackdown on illegal migrant workers in a palm plantation in Nilai, outside Kuala Lumpur September 1, 2013. Malaysia on Sunday launched a campaign to round up and expel an estimated half a million illegal immigrants, reported local media. Malaysia is a destination for workers from neighbouring countries like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Myanmar, due to the country’s high wages and safe working conditions. Picture taken with long exposure. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

 

A shadow of a migrant enforcement officer is cast on a makeshift shelter, built by suspected illegal migrant workers, as he tries to break a locked door during a crackdown on illegal migrant workers in Nilai, outside Kuala Lumpur September 1, 2013. Malaysia on Sunday launched a campaign to round up and expel an estimated half a million illegal immigrants, reported local media. Malaysia is a destination for workers from neighbouring countries like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Myanmar, due to the country’s high wages and safe working conditions. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

 

A detained migrant worker (L) from Indonesia becomes emotional as she waits for her documents to be checked during a crackdown on illegal migrant workers in Kelang, outside Kuala Lumpur September 1, 2013. Malaysia on Sunday launched a campaign to round up and expel an estimated half a million illegal immigrants, reported a local media. Malaysia is a destination for workers from neighbouring countries like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Myanmar, due to the country’s high wages and safe working conditions. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

 

Detained suspected illegal migrant workers from Indonesia stand before their documents are checked during a crackdown on illegal migrant workers in Nilai, outside Kuala Lumpur September 1, 2013. Malaysia on Sunday launched a campaign to round up and expel an estimated half a million illegal immigrants, reported local media. Malaysia is a destination for workers from neighbouring countries like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Myanmar, due to the country’s high wages and safe working conditions. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

 

A detained suspected illegal migrant worker from Indonesia sits in an immigration truck during a crackdown on illegal migrant workers in Kelang, outside Kuala Lumpur September 1, 2013. Malaysia on Sunday launched a campaign to round up and expel an estimated half a million illegal immigrants, reported local media. Malaysia is a destination for workers from neighbouring countries like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Myanmar, due to the country’s high wages and safe working conditions. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

 

A suspected illegal migrant worker (L) from Indonesia is detained, before her documentation is checked, during a crackdown on illegal migrant workers in Kelang, outside Kuala Lumpur September 1, 2013. Malaysia on Sunday launched a campaign to round up and expel an estimated half a million illegal immigrants, reported local media. Malaysia is a destination for workers from neighbouring countries like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Myanmar, due to the country’s high wages and safe working conditions. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

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