Prominent workers' rights NGO Tenaganita today questioned whether the BN-led government's sudden urge to introduce the biometric system for migrant workers is a ploy for political funding.

"The question arises whether the whole amnesty programme is a way to make money?

"Who will make the money and for what purpose?" Tenaganita executive director Irene Fernandez (right) asked at a press conference in Petaling Jaya.

Fernandez also questioned the identity and criteria for selection of the 300 approved biometrics registration agents, asking whether they were really qualified companies or otherwise.

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