KUALA LUMPUR: Migrant activists and business groups are concerned about the constant changes in foreign worker policies.

North-South Initiative executive director Adrian Pereira said placing foreign worker recruitment mainly under the purview of the Home Ministry would result in a lack of checks and balances and lead to conflict of interest. He called on the government to be transparent over the reason for the shift in purview from the Human Resources Ministry […]

Use independent experts for migrant system audit, says anti-graft group

Human resources minister Steven Sim says his ministry will launch an internal audit to investigate discrepancies in the system. PETALING JAYA: The human resources ministry should include independent members in an audit of its migrant workers management system, according to anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International-Malaysia. The group’s president, Muhammad Mohan, said the system’s security had been […]

Freeze on foreign workers hiring quota stays for now, says HR Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: The current freeze on foreign workers’ hiring quota will be maintained as the number of migrant workers has almost hit the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) target, says Human Resources Minister Steven Sim. “The government has decided that the foreign worker quota cannot exceed 15% of the total workforce by 2025,” he said during […]

Migrant woes largely due to companies ‘over-ordering’ workers, say groups

PETALING JAYA: Industry groups have urged the government to penalise irresponsible employers who engage in excessive recruitment of foreign workers that have left many stranded in the country without jobs. Malaysian Association of Employment Agencies president Foo Yong Hooi said the actions of these companies were unethical and have contributed to the escalation of human […]