PUTRAJAYA, April 21 — The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United States Embassy in Malaysia have been asked to notify the Human Resources Ministry of any investigation of forced labour so that solutions can be found before Malaysian products are blocked from entering the US.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — The government will go ahead and implement the new minimum monthly wage of RM1,500 from May 1 nationwide regardless of the situation, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Indonesian domestic helpers will be paid not less than the minimum wage enforced in this country.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The cost structure of hiring Indonesian Domestic Workers (PDI) will be reviewed every three months by the Malaysia-Indonesia Joint Working Group (JWG).

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Malaysia and Indonesia will be signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the recruitment of Indonesian Domestic Workers (PDI) involving maids this week, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The shortage of manpower due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused the plantation sector to lose up to RM20 billion last year, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 — The Human Resources Ministry has proposed the implementation of eWages as a salary monitoring system for foreign workers, said its minister Datuk Seri M.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Employers identified to have ill-treated or taken advantage of their foreign domestic helpers will be blacklisted and disallowed to hire anymore of them in future.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 23 — The Cabinet meeting today agreed that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Indonesian Domestic Workers (PDI) be signed immediately on a date jointly decided by Malaysia and Indonesia, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The government is calling on more employers to offer salaries that exceed the existing minimum wage in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The JaminKerja Career Carnival 2022 implemented by the Social Security Organisation (Socso) is among measures taken to overcome unemployment issues, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 — Malaysia is ready to work with the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) to address human trafficking, especially for forced labour, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 — It is mandatory for employers to advertise job vacancies on the MYFutureJobs portal to make certain that the opportunities are offered to locals first before being filled by foreigners.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the recruitment and placement of Indonesian domestic helpers in the first week of February, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

PUCHONG, Dec 10 — The Ministry of Human Resources has instructed the Department of Manpower (JTK) to investigate a recent report of alleged forced labour among employees of electronic manufacturing service provider ATA IMS Bhd.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 — Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to implement the concept of 'one maid-one task', stating that an Indonesian domestic servant (PDI) can work in a household of no more than six family members, said the Ministry of Human Resources (KSM).

JAKARTA, Dec 7 — Minister of Human Resources Datuk Seri M.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributors can now obtain the latest information on their contributions on the Prihatin Perkeso mobile application.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 19 — The National Wage Consultative Council (MPGN) is still discussing the proposal on whether to maintain or increase the minimum wage rate before being tabled for the Cabinet’s consideration, Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M.