According to The Jakarta Post Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to form a joint task force to deal with increasing migrant workers working in Malaysia from Indonesia. The task force will deal largely with border patrol and dealing with migrant workers in dispute with their employers. Both countries stressed the importance of the matter. This follows recent controversy involving Indonesian migrant workers being abused by Malaysian employers. Malaysia promised due process in these cases. Malaysia has harsh penalties for illegal workers, and Indonesia recently enacted a ban on laborers working in Malaysia. Both nations have agreed to advise workers to keep their passports instead of giving them to employers to avoid abuse. Indonesia has indicated it would lift the worker ban if conditions were met.
By Jacob Simkins
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