Weeding out impersonators Worried about not passing their health checks, some foreign workers get others to go for the tests.

Making a living: Many foreign workers have to find various means to remain in their host country.

DESPERATE for jobs in Malaysia, some foreign workers resort to deception to ensure they pass their medical tests.

Thus, the Immigration Department is working together with the Foreign Workers’ Medical Examination Monitoring Agency (Fomema) to tackle the problem of “impersonators” in clinics.