by Theleaders-Online | August 5, 2019 7:10 am
KUALA LUMPUR: Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran is personally supportive of allowing refugees to work in Malaysia as promised in the Pakatan Harapan manifesto even though there has not been any concrete action to realise that promise yet.
“The government has not made a final decision as to allow foreign refugees to work in Malaysia. That’s the decision as of now.
“But there is a strong voice asking the government to reconsider, and we shouldn’t overlook what we mentioned in the Harapan manifesto itself.
“If you ask me personally about the government’s decision, yes, I think we should allow them to work here, at least until they settle down in a third country,” he said.
He said this in response to a question during a question-and-answer session at the National Conference on Anti-Trafficking in Persons on the right of Rohingya refugees to work
The ruling coalition’s manifesto stated that refugees will be provided with United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) cards and they would have right to work.
He is also for refugee children’s right for education.
“We have seen refugee children not getting basic (education), this is definitely a denial of human rights,” he said.
“I think it is important that every child under the sun must have the basic privilege to go to school.”
“I am hoping that after refugees are allowed to work, the government will work towards getting refugee children to go to school.”
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