TB is indeed the most common disease detected from foreign workers.

But let me ask

you guys, anyone of you here have not been vaccinated with BCG before? the TB
vaccine. Unless you are not a Malaysian or you have never attended a primary school,
then you are probably vaccinated.
This is because TB vaccination shots are given to Malaysian since infants, and then
another round for children at the age of 12.
Therefore, we can say that Malaysia has managed to control the spread of the disease
really well.
Besides that, it is not fair to blame the illegal immigrants.
Us Malaysians are almost exempted from paying for minor treatment while the
foreigners have to fork out at least RM40 for the same minor medical treatment or
check up.
MOH has revealed that foreigners contribute up to RM350 million every year to our
healthcare services.
So if they are helping towards the development of our country, shouldn’t they be
given some mercy and respect from the locals?
Pointing fingers at them will not do any good in curbing the spread of diseases and
they mmight not be the only ones who are spreading the diseases. the returnees to
msia from oversea can do that too.
Before judging the illegal immigrants, please take a step back and recognise their
contribution to our country. For example,

Immigrant workers can promote higher labour force participation rates,

particularly among women in Malaysia

According to the International Labour Organization (ILO)Malaysia has a relatively

low labour force participation rate comparing to other Southeast Asian countries as
the locals tend to avoid the 3D jobs”: dangerous, dirty and difficult.
As mentioned by YC earlier, immigrant workers fill gaps created by lack of
participation in the labour market.
This is proven by the the large and growing presence of immigrant workers in the
home services sector which includes cleaning, food preparation, and gardening, as
well as personal services such as child and elderly care. In Malaysia, foreign
domestic workers mostly from Indonesia (68%) and the Philippines (26%) .
The increased presence of immigrants in this sector has made home services more
affordable, which in turn has allowed more Malaysia women, especially highly
educated women to re-join the labor force or to increase their working hours.
Many countries for example, China, United States and Italy have provided extension
of work permits to foreign domestic workers as they have found that it will lead to an
increase of female labour force participation rate for mothers of young children

In short, Migrant workers are vital contributors to a higher labour force

participation rates. Rather than treating them as parasitic, Malaysia must begin to
appreciate their contribution to our country as a whole.
no subsidy and they will have to pay the full cost of medical treatments which has
been increased by 70% at government hospitals and clinics. Prime Minister Datuk
Seri Najib Tun Razak announced in his Budget 2016 speech that the Government
would impose full medical charges on non-citizens beginning next year.

Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/10/26/medical-fees-for-

noncitizens-to-increase-by-70/#XQs7FXcFeOcTLrub.99

http://www.malaysiandigest.com/features/528742-illegal-immigrants-are-they-a-
threat-to-our-health.html

And bear in mind that migrants from other countries are not the only ones who can
bring infectious diseases into Malaysia as returnees to Malaysia from overseas may
cause the outbreak too.

These immigrants tend to be found in what the locals call “3D jobs”: dangerous, dirty
and difficult. In short, jobs that few Malaysians nowadays are willing to do. Migrant
workers are vital contributors to the economy. Rather than treating them as parasitic,
Malaysia must begin to see them as the base on which we all depend.
them as human beings too who are only here in desperation to better their lives and
indirectly our country as a whole because…
Instead, more public awareness is needed and people should be informed via social
media, TV and radio to shield themselves from such diseases.

While the government has successfully introduced some programs to incentivise

employers to hire and retain women in the labour force, (World Bank, 2015c),
improving access to affordable domestic services is an important additional
instrument to increase labour participation among women, especially among the
highly-skilled.