"There's more to it then meets the eye", Yes that's what I say regarding the case of foreign workers being abused by employers in this country. And I think this Human Resource minister is talking cock with his statistics ! (here) For every case reported I'm sure 10 or even 100 go unreported, don't you agree ?Why then do you think we have so many illegal foreigners arrested in raids around the cities in the country ? Now add that to our new world ranking for "human trafficking" in the same pool as Zimbabwe, Cuba and North Korea and sheeesh.... as usual our Deputy Home Minister goes berserk and gets very defensive and protests of unfair ratings. So we hear him talk more cock !!( here ) Because no..... we are not used to being just any number...we must be NO 1..the CHAMPION ! Yes ?
Come on lah...anyone can walk in and out of this country and anyone can go missing so easily, so where's the "tight" control and good governance we are screaming about ? Ask PI Bala or RPK....they'd tell you how...If you know where they are !!
In the same vein, illegal foreigners (mostly females), with a promise of a better life and hefty debts to pay back home, are brought into the country so easily through corrupt authorities manning every entry and exit points and "sold" to agents who then supply to out-lets that exploits their expertise/trade whether it is as house-maids or turning "cart-wheels" in a bar or pumping petrol or "slithering" on erected-poles in flashy and expansive joints owned and controlled by underground king-pins who have the blessings of some very powerful "politician" whilst entertaining those cigar chomping "cabals" in authority ! Yes ? Everyone is happy.
So which of these foreigners dares to complain when abused ( sexually or physically), exploited or ill-treatment against their will , by their "employers" to the authorities ? They are held at ransom/threats at all levels of their "inanimate" existence in this country. Does anyone have the actual figures of foreigners both legal and illegal here in Malaysia ?
The ministers must seriously and sincerely first crack the whip on public-servants in the various departments before dishing out excuses on their behalf for blatantly abusing their power and position in running this country whilst taking the rest of us down the Zimbabwean path !
As I said in one of my earlier post..."fish rots from the head down". How true !
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Records say that there are about two million foreigners who entered the country legally and NGOs, activists and others say that there are another two million who entered illegally or without documents, ie: "undocumented people". Total - four million.
We have to go back to basics. To implement principles you must have strong institutions. Our constitution, rules and regulations are second to none in the world. But we have problems with implementatin. We must put the right man for the right job and if he or she does not perfprm he must be removed. Malaysian ambassador have been recalled by the government for misconduct. Then why are heads of department not given the same treatment. They are ususlly kicked upstairs where they can do even more damage.
The System must have the capcity to identify the crooks and get them out of the system otherwise we will will be going over the same isuues over and over againg.
We must not lend credence to the saying ' man seldom profits from his own experience and never from that of others' if we are to make headway during these difficult times. Ramalx
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