00:01A total of 123 undocumented migrant workers were detained in several operations
00:07conducted over two consecutive days in Johor.
00:12Johor Immigration Department Director Datuk Mohamed Rusti Mohamed Darus
00:17said the operations were carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday.
00:20He said 21 premises were inspected during the raids,
00:24which began at 11 a.m. and ended at 1 p.m.
00:27The targeted premises included dim-sum eateries, car service and workshop outlets,
00:34laundries and reflexology centres.
00:37He said the premises were found to have committed offences
00:40by employing foreign workers without valid travel documents and work permits.
00:46Those detained comprised 47 Myanmar men and 27 Myanmar women,
00:515 Bangladeshi men, 10 Indonesian men and 14 Indonesian women,
00:565 Pakistani men, 6 Nepalese, 1 Chinese man, 7 Chinese women and 1 Vietnamese woman.
01:04He said those apprehended were aged between 20 and 50,
01:08while the 7 Chinese women were working as cooks, waitresses and masseuses,
01:13or were customers at the premises.
01:16Mohamed Rusti said 6 Malaysians working as managers at the inspected premises were also detained.
01:22The detained foreigners have been placed at the Setia Tropica immigration depot in Johor Bahru,
01:29while 13 notices were issued to witnesses to assist with investigations.