PUTRAJAYA, Aug 9 — Malaysia has received the first batch of Bangladeshi workers today, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 — Applications to hire foreign workers have been stopped temporarily from August 15 to August 31, the Human Resources Ministry (KSM) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday detained a businessman and the owner of an employment agency to assist in investigations into an alleged bribery case involving an allocation of quota for foreign workers.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Applications from employers for foreign workers are not based on the workers’ country of origin but they are centred on foreign workers from 15 source countries, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Malaysia agrees in principle to integrate the system with Indonesia on the recruitment of foreign workers into the country, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

By Zareef Muzammil KAJANG, June 29 — The Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) has indicated it is prepared to construct more dormitories for foreign workers in the state who are here legally. According to its senior general manager of administration Saharom Mohni, the endeavour is to...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad has received its first "post-pandemic batch" of migrant workers, the palm oil planter said on Thursday, paving the way for more workers to enter Malaysia and help ease the severe labour crunch after bureaucratic hiccups.

TAPAH, June 12 — The Ministry of Human Resources will introduce a new system – an identity card by sector – to address the problem of foreign workers in the country who are reported to have switched to other sectors arbitrarily.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — The government will cancel the quotas given to employers who cut their foreign workers' salaries to cover the costs of bringing them into Malaysia, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Indonesia cancelled a plan to send its citizens to work in palm oil plantations in Malaysia, which has faced a labour shortage, its envoy to Kuala Lumpur said on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The lack of workers is causing many business premises including restaurants from operating 24 hours despite being able to do so after the country entered the transition to endemic phase last Friday.

PUTRAJAYA, April 4 — A total of 475,678 applications for recruitment of foreign workers have been received as of April 1, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

BUKIT GANTANG, Jan 25 — A total of 25,000 foreign workers, especially from Thailand, are needed to fill vacancies on deep-sea fishing vessels in efforts to stabilise fish supply, particularly during the festive season.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) opined that it is critical and expeditious for Malaysia to have a foreign worker recruitment policy based on a system that supports sector- and company-demand based requirements in order to accelerate business and economic recovery.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said the special quota system for the recruitment of foreign workers should be continued to enable the private sector to fast track Malaysia's recovery.

LARUT, Jan 22 — No more special quotas will be given for the recruitment of foreign workers in the country, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

PUTRAJAYA, 15 Jan — Online application for recruitment of foreign workers in the plantation sector through special exemption  will be opened from January 28 through the website www.fwcms.com.my, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 10 — The Cabinet meeting today agreed on the recruitment of foreign workers for all sectors apart from the plantation sector and on Malaysia signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on taking in workers from Bangladesh.

LARUT, Dec 4 — The government has tightened the existing standard operating procedures (SOPs) on the entry of foreign workers, following Malaysia's first positive case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant in Perak.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The National Wage Legislative Technical Committee (JTPGN) will present the findings of the study and review of the Impact of the Minimum Wage Order (PGM) 2020 to the National Wage Consultative Council (MPGN) this Thursday.