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Borneo Post
14-05-2025
- Business
- Borneo Post
Sabah targets undocumented workers with new labour system
Wan Zulkfli (second from left) and Rosli (second from right) giving their thumbs up at the event. KOTA KINABALU (May 14): The Sabah Labour Department (JTK Sabah) is developing a comprehensive system to manage the employment of non-resident workers — covering recruitment, employment and repatriation — through 12 key modules. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for access to the Integrated Management System for the Employment of Non-Resident Workers (eNORES) was signed on Wednesday with seven regulatory agencies directly involved in managing non-resident workers in Sabah. These agencies are State and Research Affairs Office, Chief Minister's Department; Sabah Human Resource Development Department; Industrial Development and Research Department (DIDR) Sabah; Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA); Malaysia Immigration Department; Sabah Agriculture Department; Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). 'The purpose of this MoU is to enable regulatory agencies to access relevant data, supporting policy development and implementation,' said Sabah Federal Secretary Dato' Seri Rosli Isa when officiating the launch of eNORES. The system is expected to benefit 187,000 employers and 2.1 million workers, excluding undocumented immigrants. Rosli disclosed that 2.1 million workers were registered in Sabah during the fourth quarter of last year. This figure includes both local workers and those holding a Social Visit Pass for employment purposes. He also estimated that around 600,000 undocumented migrant workers are currently in Sabah. 'This number is only an estimate, as the actual figure remains unknown,' he said, adding that most of these undocumented workers are employed in the plantation sector. Rosli also launched the Tripartite Convention on Sabah Labour: 2025 Sabah Labour Ordinance Act (Amendment), held in conjunction with the Labour Education Adventure Series 1/2025 (East Coast: Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Lahad Datu and Tawau) at the Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort. He added that JTK Sabah along with employers, has been tasked with a thorough worker registration process to ensure no undocumented migrants are employed in the state. Meanwhile, JTK Sabah director Wan Zulkfli Wan Setapa shared that the Sabah Labour Ordinance, first enforced in 1950, has only undergone two amendments since. Effective May 1, 2025, all workers in Sabah — regardless of salary or type of employment — are now covered under the Ordinance. Female workers are now entitled to 98 days of maternity leave, aligning Sabah's policy with Peninsular Malaysia's provisions that came into effect in January 2023. Fathers are now entitled to seven days of paternity leave, a provision previously unavailable. Additionally, to promote better work-life balance, amendments have reduced weekly working hours from 48 to 45 hours.
Daily Express
30-04-2025
- Daily Express
Woman who overstayed 22 years to ‘stay on' a year
Published on: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Published on: Wed, Apr 30, 2025 By: Cynthia D Baga Text Size: The offence under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act carries a jail term of up to five years, or a minimum fine of RM12,000, or both, on conviction. Kota Kinabalu: An Indonesian woman who had overstayed in Sabah for 22 years and seven months, was ordered to stay in prison for a year. Rovina Bulu Sanga pleaded guilty before Sessions Court Judge Hurman Hussain, to the charge against her. She was detained on Apr 15 this year at 10.15am in Keningau after she produced her Social Visit Pass which had expired on Sept 15, 2002. The offence under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act carries a jail term of up to five years, or a minimum fine of RM12,000, or both, on conviction. The court ordered Rovina to serve the jail sentence from the date of her arrest and referred to the Immigration Department for further action after completing the sentence. In the same court, a 32-year-old woman was fined RM5,000 or spend three months in prison for allowing an illegal immigrant to stay in the premises under her control. Nur Shafira Adilya Mathius Abdullah pleaded guilty before Sessions Court Judge Hurman Hussain, to permitting a 61-year-old Indonesian woman to stay in the Tawau Delight Restoran in Sipitang. The charge stated that the Indonesian did not have any identity document and Nur Shafirah was found committing the offence at 10.10am on Nov 19, 2024. Meanwhile, eight illegal immigrants were jailed four months each for entering the State without document. They were Dayang Mohammad, Surianti Sendo, Rudianto Arshad, Jimbar Ammook, Kendong Sagun, Adzmjn Aminusin, Jufri Dadda and Muh Tahir. All of them admitted to entering the State illegally and were arrested in Keningau recently during an operation conducted by the Immigration Department. The eight failed to produce their identity documents to the immigration personnel. Prosecuting Officer Norizan Awang Tanda prosecuted. After serving the jail sentence, the illegals were ordered referred to the Immigration Department for deportation * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
