From Solar News (Jan 21): Sultanate blames govt for Pinoy woes in Sabah
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The Sultanate of Sulu's Secretary General Abraham Idjirani blames the government for failing to stop Malaysia's crackdown on undocumented foreign workers.
Idjirani says Malaysia's crackdown, particularly in Sabah, would have been prevented if the government had approved the sultanate's proposal to create a Sabah refugee commission in 2010.
The sultanate is asserting its sovereignty claim over Sabah and calls on the government to support this.
Data from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) shows around 400,000 Filipinos work in Sabah.
So far, no one has expressed intent to be repatriated. DFA Spokesman Raul Hernandez said: "We have no reports of repatriation in Sabah."
Idjirani said: "The sultanate was suggesting both the sultanate and the Aquino administration create an inter-agency undertaking in preparation for Filipinos who may be deported from Sabah, so we don't get caught unaware."
Hernandez added that the government "through the Philippine embassy in Kuala Lumpur and its attached agencies, will continue to provide necessary assistance to undocumented Filipinos who may be affected by the crackdown of illegal foreign workers in Malaysia."
http://www.solarnews.ph/news/regional/2014/01/21/sultanate-blames-govt-for-pinoy-woes-in-sabah#.Ut6XRD8o6AI
The Sultanate of Sulu's Secretary General Abraham Idjirani blames the government for failing to stop Malaysia's crackdown on undocumented foreign workers.
Idjirani says Malaysia's crackdown, particularly in Sabah, would have been prevented if the government had approved the sultanate's proposal to create a Sabah refugee commission in 2010.
The sultanate is asserting its sovereignty claim over Sabah and calls on the government to support this.
Data from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) shows around 400,000 Filipinos work in Sabah.
So far, no one has expressed intent to be repatriated. DFA Spokesman Raul Hernandez said: "We have no reports of repatriation in Sabah."
Idjirani said: "The sultanate was suggesting both the sultanate and the Aquino administration create an inter-agency undertaking in preparation for Filipinos who may be deported from Sabah, so we don't get caught unaware."
Hernandez added that the government "through the Philippine embassy in Kuala Lumpur and its attached agencies, will continue to provide necessary assistance to undocumented Filipinos who may be affected by the crackdown of illegal foreign workers in Malaysia."
http://www.solarnews.ph/news/regional/2014/01/21/sultanate-blames-govt-for-pinoy-woes-in-sabah#.Ut6XRD8o6AI