TODAY, Malaysia is one of Asia’s largest importers of foreign labour (Harakahdaily.net, April 10 2005). According to Harakahdaily.net, out of a workforce of 10.5 million, foreign workers total 2.6 million.
From these figures, the number of illegal foreign workers differs, broadly ranging from a conservative 400,000 to a whopping 850,000 – or even a million before the latest amnesty programme (Harakahdaily.net, April 10 2005 and Dailytimes.com, April 4 2005).
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