Can Unhcr Refugees Work In Malaysia
Unhcr had urged the pakatan harapan government to allow the refugees to stay and work in malaysia.
Can unhcr refugees work in malaysia. For information about our work in malaysia. This scheme can be expanded to benefit all refugees in the country. There is a much larger undocumented migrant population in malaysia estimated at between 2 to 4 million people. Towle said refugees had been in the country for 50 years and a policy allowing them to stay and work legally using their unhcr cards would be a watershed.
If i am married to a non refugee can my spouse and children get a unhcr card and be resettled with me. Unhcr malaysia s work for protection health and assistance services will continue for highly vulnerable refugees even during the movement control order. Therefore when they arrive in malaysia they would be entering the country undocumented and would be regarded as illegal immigrants under the immigration act 1959 63. But we can t tackle this alone.
We will only overcome this crisis if we unite and help the most vulnerable refugees together. Resettlement of a refugee who marries a non refugee is not being prioritized by unhcr. They are unable to work or study locally as they possess the necessary papers for it. Malaysia hosts an urban population of some 177 000 unhcr registered asylum seekers and refugees in addition to an estimated 10 000 stateless persons.
For up to date information about our programmes and operations in malaysia including funding level and donor. A scheme that allows refugees to live and work legally in malaysia would transform the. As illegal immigrants the refugees are mostly stuck in limbo. While the refugees are recognised by the unhcr malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 un.
Employers need the kind of labour the. Unhcr welcomes the cooperation. The united nations high commissioner for refugees unhcr has urged the newly appointed pakatan harapan government to allow refugees to stay and work in malaysia legally. If you are married to a non refugee you may be entitled to a residency status or potentially citizenship in your spouse s country.