Immigration Dept expects 200-250k illegals to participate in labour recalibration plans

PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department expects between 200,000 and 250,000 illegal immigrants to take part in the labour recalibration and repatriation recalibration plans - the government’s latest initiative to reduce the number of undocumented foreigners in the country.

Its director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud (pic) said since the programme was launched on Nov 16, the department had received applications from 478 employers to hire close to 2,000 illegal immigrants.