The home ministry says the programme is to monitor the community while efforts to repatriate and resettle them continue.
Key takeaways
The Malaysian government clarified that its refugee registration scheme is for monitoring and repatriation, not permanent residency. It emphasized that work permits for registered refugees are temporary, restricted to specific roles, and do not prioritize them over local workers.
- The registration scheme aims to monitor refugees while pursuing repatriation or resettlement efforts.
- Work permits are limited to refugees who entered Malaysia before January 1, 2023.
- Refugees may only work in temporary, dirty, dangerous, or difficult jobs under government conditions.
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Refugees under the DPP initiative will be limited to certain jobs, particularly those deemed dirty, dangerous and difficult, with their employment temporary in nature and subject to the government's conditions and approval. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The home ministry has maintained that the refugee registration document, or DPP, programme is not a pathway for refugees to permanently settle in Malaysia.
The ministry said the programme is to reliably monitor refugees while it continues seeking to repatriate and resettle them.
"The government's aim is to manage their whereabouts in an orderly and controlled manner while repatriation or resettlement efforts continue,” it said in a statement today.
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