According to the Home Ministry, no more special quotas will be given for the recruitment of foreign workers in the country and every application from employers must now go through its evaluation committee to determine the number of foreign workers that are eligible.
From now on, any employer who needs to hire foreign workers must obtain the committee’s approval in accordance with the law.
This move was initiated in response to the call of the National Organization Of Private Service Agencies Malaysia who wanted the government to abolish the ‘special approval’ granted to certain parties to have a monopoly on the entry of foreign workers, to prevent syndicates from bringing in excessive numbers of foreign workers.
The Home Ministry stated that if the quota system was not applied and recruitment could be carried out freely, foreign workers would simply enter the country without adhering to the conditions and criteria, which would result in welfare problems.
Previously, employers had to deal with the Home Ministry on the employment of foreign workers.
Currently, all such matters can be dealt with through the Human Resources Ministry to ensure uniformity in policies and procedures.
-HR HUB
