6P programme

The 6P programme was a 2011 initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Malaysia to legalize as many as 2 million illegal immigrants working in the country.[1][2] The programme is named after six Malay words: pendaftaran (registration), pemutihan (legalisation), pengampunan (amnesty), pemantauan (supervision), penguatkuasaan (enforcement), and pengusiran (deportation).[3] A cabinet meeting was held on 22 June to consider the Home Ministry's proposal, which was planned to take effect on 1 July.[4] Immigrants would have three weeks to enter the amnesty programme,[3] a period during which the intake of foreign workers would be temporarily halted.[4] Malaysia relies heavily on foreign workers, which made up 2 million of its workforce of 12 million. Illegal foreign workers in the country numbered an additional 2 million.[5]

Since the programme's announcement on 6 June, immigration brokers such as those in Burma saw an increased demand for their services.[6] In response to reports of agencies collecting money from immigrants for the legalisation process, the Malaysian government began blacklisting companies because it had not authorized the collection of payment.[7]

References
  1. Gooch, Liz (7 June 2011). "Malaysia Considers Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. "Kenyataan Media Setiausaha Bahagian Hal Ehwal Imigresen" [Press Release of the Secretary of Immigration Affairs] (in Malay). Ministry of Home Affairs. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. Singh, Sarban (6 June 2011). "Comprehensive exercise soon to legalise and send illegal immigrants home". The Star. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  4. "Malaysia mulls freezing intake of foreign workers". Sin Chew Daily. Agence France-Presse. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  5. "Malaysia plans amnesty for illegal workers in July". BusinessWeek. Associated Press. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  6. Ko Htwe; Sai Zom Hseng (10 June 2011). "Brokers Cash in as Burmese in Malaysia Seek Legal Status". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  7. Habibu, Sira; Daniel, Steven (7 June 2011). "Amnesty scam". The Star. Retrieved 11 June 2011.


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