Sabah Immigration records RM50m revenue gain in 2011
"We are pleased to record such a high collection that includes payment of levies, work passes and compounds, among others, its Director Mohammad bin Mentek, said.
"Such encouraging collection was due to public awareness, especially among employers, which has improved a lot due to regular enforcement operations and the implementation of the 5P - Registration, Amnesty, Monitoring, Enforcement and Deportation programme.
"Another factor was that we charged three employers with harbouring illegal workers and they were sentenced accordingly," he told a press conference at the department's Family Day organised by the Sabah Immigration Recreation Club and Sabah Immigration Wives Welfare Association at Beringgis Resort, Saturday.
The yearly event is organised to show appreciation to immigration personnel for their hard work and commitment in discharging their duties.
Various recreational activities including an annual dinner, telematches and lucky draw prizes were held.
Also present were Mohammad's deputy, Zaharuddin Izham and the department's enforcement chief Ismail Ali and senior officials.
"We have set up offices in nine districts and Sandakan accounted for most in revenue collection with RM5.23 million followed by Kota Kinabalu (RM5 million), Tawau (RM4.21 million), Lahad Datu (2.8 million) and Sipitang (RM1.4 million). Sandakan had the highest as there are many plantations while Kota Kinabalu has many factories that hire foreign workers," Mohammad said.
He reminded that the department would be issuing an identification document known as A-card to recruitment agencies registered with the Sabah Labour Department here beginning Jan. 3.
The issuance of the A-Card is free to agencies dealing with the department on employing foreign workers legally. The aim is to safeguard the interests of the public and clients so that they are not cheated by touts from unregistered recruitment agencies.
"We received a number of complaints from employers and foreign workers that touts are imposing high service fees on them, including using delay tactics to get more money from their clients.
"The aim of this move is to identify the valid and registered foreign recruitment agencies and to ensure the public will not be cheated into paying more by these touts who only focus on gaining profit," Mohammad said.
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