KUALA LUMPUR: The government is expected to make its final decision on whether to allow refugees to work here in December, the Dewan Rakyat was told.
Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran said he was made to understand that there will be some easing in regulations, but there are no concrete details on any changes of policy, as the Cabinet had yet to make its decision.
Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman had asked the government whether it has any intention to allow refugees to work in the country, since they are already working in several sectors such as plantations. As of June this year, there were more than 170,000 refugees and asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR in Malaysia. The majority are adults aged 18-59 and males, and therefore of a working, taxpaying age.
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