According to VNA, Abdul Latiff Ahmad, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions, said the decision to establish the special committee was agreed upon at the September 21 Cabinet meeting.
“The issue was seriously discussed and the government is very concerned about the plight of Malaysians stranded in these countries and their worried families.
"The establishment of the special committee is evidence of the government's commitment to ensuring that the Malaysian victims are brought home safely”, he said in a statement on September 21.
One day earlier, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the government would ensure that Malaysians who have fallen victim to job scams in several countries are brought home safely and efforts were being made through certain channels for this purpose.
As of September 12, the number of victims of fake job syndicates who had been rescued from Cambodia totalled 143 from the 158 cases reported, apart from 16 Malaysians rescued from Thailand, 27 from Laos and five from Myanmar.
Dr Abdul Latiff advised Malaysians to contact the Foreign Ministry if they received any job offers from overseas to ensure the offers are legit so as not to get caught in fraud scams.
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