(1 Feb 1997) T/I 10:58:56
Malaysian troops carried out a house-to-house search in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, last night to hunt for illegal workers after a final deadline passed on Friday (31/1) for seeking an amnesty.
The government declared on Friday it would expel immigrant workers if their papers were not in order after the January 31 deadline.
SHOWS:
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 31 JANUARY AND 1 FEBRUARY 1997
00:00 MS of troops patrolling streets;
00:07 MS police van;
00:10 Back shot of heavily armed police moving down alley;
00:14 Interior, police on stairs;
00:19 CU of police standing at door, door opened;
00:23 WS over the shoulders of police, two women showing indentity cards;
00:28 MS of police inspecting papers at door;
00:34 CU of two identity cards being inspected;
00:38 MS arrested man being led to van, man pushed into van and locked in;
00:48 UPSOT of cage gate being slammed shut;
00:49 CU arrested man covering his face;
00:52 MS of another man being arrested and led to van;
00:57 CU illegal immigrant explaining that many like him have gone into hiding - his face is obscured;
01:07 SOT: Irene Fernandez, worker's rights campaigner:
"With a working population of between 8 and 10 million, out of which 3 million are migrants, Malaysia is very dependent on migrant workers. The economic boom would not exist without migrant workers";
01:25 CU of workers on building site;
01:28 WS of building site;
01:33 END OF VISION.
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