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