Pelarian Rohingya dan isu-isu kontemporari di Malaysia

Abstract

Migrasi rentas sempadan masakini telah melibatkan perpindahan jutaan manusia ke serata dunia samaada berhijrah sebagai buruh sah, PATI mahupun pelarian. Sebagai sebuah negara pesat membangun, mempunyai masyarakat Islam yang ramai dan dipacu kekukuhan ekonomi serta kestabilan politik, Malaysia telah Berjaya menarik perhatian jutaan migrasi pendatang asing tanpa izin.Kajian ini telah mengenalpasti punca penghijrahan etnik Rohingya dari Myanmar yang menyebabkan mereka menjadi masyarakat pelarian. Seterusnya meneliti isu-isu kontemporari mereka di Malaysia dengan mengetengahkan kejadian pemerdagangan manusia tahun 2015 dan cara pelarian memasuki Malaysia. Data primer dikumpul melalui temubual berstruktur dengan informan yang mempunyai kaitan dalam isu rentas sempadan dan pelarian Rohingya di Malaysia. Data sekunder pula dikumpul daripada kajian perpustakaan berdasarkan bahan ilmiah, buku migrasi, akhbar dan data atas talian. Hasil kajian mendapati kemasukan pendatang asing tanpa izin atau pelarian telah menimbulkan masalah kepada negara Malaysia iaitu melalui isu rentas sempadan secara haram, pemerdagangan manusia dan kerajaan terpaksa memikul tanggung jawab sosial menerima pelarian Rohingya yang mana negara Myanmar tidak memperdulikan isu ini.

Katakunci: Islam, migrasi, Myanmar, pelarian Rohingya, pemerdagangan manusia, pendatang asing tanpa izin

Cross-border migration is the consequence of the displacement of millions of people around the world who are forced to leave their place of origin as legitimate workers, immigrants or refugees. As a rapidly developing country with a large Muslim community, economic strength and political stability, Malaysia has attracted theattention of millions of illegal immigrants. This study examined the causes and issues of the influx of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into Malaysia by highlighting incidents of Rohingya human trafficking in 2015 , in particular, how they entered Malaysia. Primer data were collected from structured interviews with informants connected with cross-border migration and refugees in Malaysia , and secondary data from research based documents, books, newspapers and online data on migration. The study found that the influx of illegal Rohingya immigrants or refugees had created problems for the country by way of the critical issues of illegal border crossings, human trafficking, and the fact that the Malaysian government had to bear all the social responsibility of accommodating the Rohingya refugees while the country of origin ,Myanmar, ignored the entire issue.

Keywords: human trafficking, illegal immigrants, migration, Muslims, Myanmar, Rohingya refugees