To tackle the problems of undocumented foreigners or PATI,
the Malaysian government are conducting a program called 6P. This program began in August 2011.
But the 6P programme is causing many new problems.
So what is 6P?
First
Registration
Second
Legalisation
Which may allow workers to become legal workers
Third
Pardon
Or allowing them to leave Malaysia without penalty.
Fourth
Monitoring
Fifth
Rule of Law
And sixth
Deportation
This is a story that represents stories of thousands of other victims.
My name is Suwito.
I'm from Brondong, Lamongan.
There was a person who promised to take me to Malaysia.
And she said she will organise all permits for this matter.
Find a job for me.
But my boss betrayed me.
She said she would organise my permit but in reality, she did not do it.
I didn't know where else to go.
In Malaysia, there's a program called 6P.
Then I thought, I have some money saved, little by little. I joined the 6P program.
I did it through an agent.
The agent then asked me RM 300 for the 6P process.
I paid RM 300.
Then during the permit application process, I looked for another agent.
My cousin had paid RM 3000 in all for the permit.
So, I paid RM 3000.
I had paid everything for the permit to be completed.
But I waited, and waited.
I waited for many months. But my permit was not ready.
One day my cousin was arrested.
And the Immigration Department took her away.
I am now living in fear.
What if I get arrested too?
I wanted to meet my agent.
And when I finally met her, she said my permit was not approved.
So I asked her, if it wasn't approved, can I get my money back?
But the agent told me that I can't get my money back, only my passport.
I felt really upset.
Why, when I had already paid RM 3000, I didn't get my permit? I lost my money.
And I always think, what about my child?
(Details of Suwito's agent)
(Up until August 2011, there were 1,307,000 undocumented migrant workers in Malaysia)
(Up until 3 February 2012, there were still 1.3 million undocumented workers)
(There are still 700,000 undocumented workers that have not gone through the amnesty program)
(A raid on 1 September 2013 saw the arrest of 4,356 undocumented workers)
(1,355 of those arrested were Indonesians)