Good wages lure illegal immigrants to Camerons


Tough job: A worker picking tea leaves at a plantation in Cameron Highlands.

CAMERON HIGHLANDS: The offer of attractive wages is one of the main reasons illegal immigrants flock to Cameron Highlands.

Ringlet district headman Shamzan Idris said the monthly income of between RM1,000 and RM2,000 was a lure to illegal immigrants as there was a shortage of local workers in the labour-intensive vegetable and flower farms.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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