PETALING JAYA: Almost 100 foreign workers from 24 businesses in Puchong were detained in a massive raid by the Immigration Department.
Department director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the operation, which began at 10.30am on Wednesday, involved 54 officers who raided grocery stores, food and beverage outlets, salons, car wash services and clothing shops.
The businesses had a high concentration of foreign workers, he said in a statement yesterday.
Zakaria said a total of 332 foreign workers were inspected during the operation.
Of that total, 94 of them, aged between 23 and 35, were detained for various immigration offences.
“Those detained include foreign nationals from Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Yemen, Vietnam, Egypt, Palestine and India.”
Among the offences that they committed were not possessing valid identification documents, overstaying in Malaysia and misusing work permits.
Some 38 Malaysians workers at these businesses were also inspected in the operation.
Zakaria added that the workers were believed to have been paid wages ranging from RM50 per day to RM1,500 per month.
“The foreigners are currently being held at the Bukit Jalil Immigration Depot as they await further action,” he said.
