Implementation of biometric system against immigrant workers in Malaysia: an appraisal for national security / Hendun Abd Rahman Shah

Despite foreseen problem associated with the lenient policy of unrelentingly engaging foreign workers in Malaysia, the government is not ready to stop or prohibited the dependence on this immigrant totally. The initiative of implementing the biometric system is timely in order to ensure the national...

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Main Author: Abd Rahman Shah, Hendun
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/35467/1/35467.pdf
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description Despite foreseen problem associated with the lenient policy of unrelentingly engaging foreign workers in Malaysia, the government is not ready to stop or prohibited the dependence on this immigrant totally. The initiative of implementing the biometric system is timely in order to ensure the national security is not threatened by the influx of illegal immigrant workers to Malaysia. The paper begins with the background study of foreign immigrant in Malaysia and several biometric technologies that already been implemented. It then studies the history of biometric system before deliberating the issues surrounding foreign workers and illegal immigrant. Then, the central issue on the important of having biometric system for the purpose of tightening national security is examined. Finally the paper concludes with suggestion of weighing the national interest and immigrant’s rights and privacy, while upholding integrity of the officers responsible in implementing the system.
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spelling oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:354672021-12-01T07:03:57Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/35467/ Implementation of biometric system against immigrant workers in Malaysia: an appraisal for national security / Hendun Abd Rahman Shah Abd Rahman Shah, Hendun Immigrant labor. Foreign workers Labor policy. Labor and the state Despite foreseen problem associated with the lenient policy of unrelentingly engaging foreign workers in Malaysia, the government is not ready to stop or prohibited the dependence on this immigrant totally. The initiative of implementing the biometric system is timely in order to ensure the national security is not threatened by the influx of illegal immigrant workers to Malaysia. The paper begins with the background study of foreign immigrant in Malaysia and several biometric technologies that already been implemented. It then studies the history of biometric system before deliberating the issues surrounding foreign workers and illegal immigrant. Then, the central issue on the important of having biometric system for the purpose of tightening national security is examined. Finally the paper concludes with suggestion of weighing the national interest and immigrant’s rights and privacy, while upholding integrity of the officers responsible in implementing the system. 2014-11 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/35467/1/35467.pdf Implementation of biometric system against immigrant workers in Malaysia: an appraisal for national security / Hendun Abd Rahman Shah. (2014) In: TeSSHI 2014- Technology, Science Social Sciences, Humanities, 5 & 6 Nov 2014, One Hotel Helang, Langkawi Kedah Malaysia.
spellingShingle Immigrant labor. Foreign workers
Labor policy. Labor and the state
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Implementation of biometric system against immigrant workers in Malaysia: an appraisal for national security / Hendun Abd Rahman Shah
title Implementation of biometric system against immigrant workers in Malaysia: an appraisal for national security / Hendun Abd Rahman Shah
title_full Implementation of biometric system against immigrant workers in Malaysia: an appraisal for national security / Hendun Abd Rahman Shah
title_fullStr Implementation of biometric system against immigrant workers in Malaysia: an appraisal for national security / Hendun Abd Rahman Shah
title_full_unstemmed Implementation of biometric system against immigrant workers in Malaysia: an appraisal for national security / Hendun Abd Rahman Shah
title_short Implementation of biometric system against immigrant workers in Malaysia: an appraisal for national security / Hendun Abd Rahman Shah
title_sort implementation of biometric system against immigrant workers in malaysia an appraisal for national security hendun abd rahman shah
topic Immigrant labor. Foreign workers
Labor policy. Labor and the state
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