Stringent action awaits those hiring illegals, warns DPM


THURSDAY, APRIL 14 KUALA LUMPUR- Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi attends Vaisakhi Day Hi Tea at Sentul Gurdwara Sahib, Sentul at 1015 (0215 GMT); KUALA LUMPUR- Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi officiates National Key Targets Seminar 2016 at Sasana Kijang Auditorium, Sasana Kijang at 1145 (0345 GMT)

BAGAN DATOH: Employers and recruitment agents will no longer get away with a simple fine for hiring illegal foreign workers.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said errant employers and agents would be tried for harbouring and trafficking illegals to make sure they were whipped if found guilty.

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