Employers can now apply for E-Card to address labour shortages (Updated)
24 Jan 2017
SHAH ALAM: Employers of illegal foreign workers in Malaysia will now be allowed to apply for a temporary Enforcement Card (E-Card) to address labour shortages in the country, the Immigration Department announced today. \"The government made this decision to register all employers who hire foreign workers to address labour shortages in ...
Putrajaya lifts moratorium on foreign workers hiring for more sectors
20 Jan 2017
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 17 — The government has lifted the suspension of foreign workers intake for two industries today, citing critical need for manpower and economic progress following dismal reception from locals. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced Putrajaya has ended the moratorium and will now allow foreign ...
Govt to issue temporary passes for illegal foreign workers
20 Jan 2017
PUTRAJAYA: Employers with existing illegal foreign workers can continue to hire them as the Government has agreed to issue temporary work passes for these workers. The move ensures that operations and production are not be disrupted and will allow authorities to monitor foreigners who are in the country. Announcing this, Deputy Prime ...
Poultry industry happy with permit decision
18 Jan 2017
PETALING JAYA: Poultry farmers have received an early Chinese New Year gift as the foreign worker ban on their sector has been lifted. This means that consumers can hope to see a reduction in the prices of chickens in the future. But, Federation of Livestock Farmers Associations Malaysia president Datuk Jeffrey Ng ...
Process to send workers to Malaysia starts in Dec
01 Nov 2016
Bangladesh government will start the process to send workers to Malaysia from December’s first week, Expatriates\' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam said today. The minister came up with the announcement while talking to reporters at his ministry office. The decision came after Malaysia’s Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot ...
Recruitment of Bangladeshis: Malaysia may hire thru’ 10 agents
26 Oct 2016
Transparency in labour recruitment from Bangladesh for Malaysia still remains a major concern though the Southeast Asian nation is going to begin the hiring in a month or two. The two countries are at the final stage of completing a recruitment process, G2G Plus, said Expatriates\' Welfare Minister Nurul Islam after ...