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Box 6: Source Countries

Peninsular Sarawak Sabah

Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia
Thailand Case by case Philippines
Cambodia
Nepal
Laos
Myanmar
Vietnam

Philippines
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Bangladesh
Turkmenistan

India

3.4 Undocumented workers

5. There is no established continuous policy for addressing the presence of
undocumented workers (sometimes referred to as PATIs or Pendatang Asing Tanpa Izin) nor
are there specific sustained policies to counter the attraction of being an undocumented
worker in Malaysia. From time to time there have been time-bound programs involving
amnesty for undocumented workers to identify themselves to secure valid work permits or to
benefit from incentives for repatriation to their countries of origin.

3.5 Malaysian employment and other applicable laws covering foreign workers

6. Employers must comply with Malaysian employment and other applicable laws,
regulations, guidelines and norms covering foreign workers. These include immigration laws
and health and safety regulations.

3.6 International conventions and norms covering foreign workers

7. Malaysia is still reviewing but has not acceded to many applicable international
conventions and practices covering migrant workers (see Chapter 7 below for a discussion on
these international conventions). Malaysia subscribed to the ASEAN Consensus on the
Treatment of Migrant Workers from within the community. Nevertheless, as a member of the
United Nations, Malaysia is obliged to respect human and migrant rights.

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