PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 — The Ministry of Human Resources (KSM) has opened the application for quota to hire foreign workers in the laundry, scrap metal or scrap items and bird’s nests subsectors starting January 25.

BATU GAJAH, Feb 9 — The government will not rush to approve applications for the entry of foreign workers into the country through the Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan (FWERP), despite high demand from employers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has welcomed the government’s initiative to introduce the Foreign Worker Recruitment Relaxation Plan and Illegal Immigrant Recalibration Plan 2.0 to meet the immediate labour needs of the economic sectors.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 19 — Employers should not ignore aspects related to labour standards even though relaxations are granted under the Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan to expedite the approval of quotas for foreign workers.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 17 — The government is implementing a plan to make it easier and faster to hire foreign workers in five critical sectors and sub-sectors, said Human Resources Minister V.

BATU GAJAH, Jan 16 — The expected entry of 500,000 foreign workers into Malaysia this year will not affect job opportunities for Malaysians, says Human Resources Minister V.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — The government has agreed to reintroduce the labour recalibration programme and create a more relaxed plan to employ foreign workers as a measure to fulfil the demand for foreign workers in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 6 — Failure to provide proper accommodation and blacklisted employers are among the reasons for foreign worker applications being rejected, said Human Resource Minister V.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has urged the government to appoint a single ministry as the full custodian to manage foreign workers to improve the efficiency of the entire system.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has proposed that the recruitment and management of foreign workers including foreign domestic workers remain under the Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR) to ensure business efficacy.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 5 — Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) has identified several strategic and suitable locations to be used as Foreign Worker Hostel Centres (Papa) in Selangor.

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Dec 1 — The state government is planning to offer the Selangor Vaccine (Selvax) stock surplus to foreign workers who have yet to be inoculated. Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari said asides from this, the authorities are also considering the proposal to sell...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 26 — The Human Resource Ministry (KSM) today announced the employment of foreign workers for the land warehouse sub-sector.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 — The Human Resource Ministry (KSM) has approved a total of 541,315 quotas for the recruitment of foreign workers until Sept 26, of which 436,613 have paid the levy.

SEPANG, Sept 28 – Employers are required to wait for the arrival of their new foreign workers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to ensure that they have a legitimate employer, said Immigration Director-General Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The Cabinet has agreed to the recruitment of 10,000 workers from Sri Lanka after taking into account the state of the country which is hit by the current economic crisis, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Palm oil planters are letting thousands of tonnes of fruits rot as the third year of a worker shortage has left companies unable to increase their harvesting during the peak production season.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — The temporary freeze on applications to hire foreign workers will be lifted starting this coming Friday, says Minister of Human Resources, Datuk Seri M.

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 12 — Employers are urged to ensure that their foreign workers undergo a health screening to prevent the transmission of urban malaria as happened in Penang, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 11 — Police arrested four individuals, including two foreign nationals, for allegedly exploiting foreign workers in an operation in Kampung Sungai Udang in Klang.