Register illegal foreign workers under RTK, urges Gerawat
KUCHING: Employers have been told to take advantage of the Sarawak Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK) 2.0 to register undocumented foreign workers (PATI) in the state. Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring), Datuk Gerawat Gala said RTK 2.0 has been extended in Sarawak in line with a decision taken at […]
LKIM plans quarters for foreign workers in Sarawak’s fishing industry
KUCHING: The Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) is seeking to acquire land for the development of quarters for foreign workers involved in Sarawak’s fishing industry, says chairman Muhammad Faiz Fadzil. The initiative aims to enable vessel operators to provide suitable living conditions for their workers, he added. “Currently, there are 1,343 foreign workers in […]
How 48 Indian workers strengthened Malaysia’s forced labour fight
By Nina Muslim KUALA LUMPUR: Over a dozen men can be seen either sitting or standing amidst thick green foliage in a video that went viral on social media in 2018. Their watchful eyes skim across the area, occasionally darting towards the man in the middle. The atmosphere was sombre. The unidentified man in the […]
Shortage of foreign workers in three sectors not over 30,000, says minister
KLANG: The shortage of foreign workers in three sectors – barbershop, textiles shops and goldsmith shops – in the country is not more than 30,000, said Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. He said the figure was following his ministry receiving complaints from these three sectors that they needed to hire foreign workers. However, the actual […]
Marcos vows to promote Filipinos’ welfare in Malaysia
MANILA: The Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Malaysia that he would protect and promote their rights and welfare as he seeks to strengthen the Philippines’ ties with the host country. “First and foremost, there are so many Filipinos here. We have to make sure that you are […]
Bosses warned against replacing local workers with foreigners
PUTRAJAYA: Strict action will be taken against employers who dismissed local workers in order to replace them with foreign nationals,. Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said the rationale behind the government’s Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan was not to replace locals with foreign workers but rather to meet manpower needs in five critical sectors. “No […]
Business community gives thumbs-up to RTK 2.0
KUCHING: The announcement on the fee to hire foreign workers in the country under the Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK), which will remain at RM1,500, has been welcomed by the business community here. Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (SHEDA) Kuching chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said this was a positive development from the Home […]
Zahid Hamidi to know fate on foreign visa system case today
SHAH ALAM: The decision on whether Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will walk away or be ordered to enter his defence on 40 charges of corruption in connection with the Foreign Visa System (VLN) scandal will be known today. High Court judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa is scheduled to deliver his decision at the […]
Foreign labour shortage troubling projects
SRI AMAN: Foreign labour is a challenge that must be addressed promptly to ensure projects like the Pan Borneo Highway are completed on schedule. Senior Minister of Public Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the main challenges now include an inadequate supply chain (of building materials), the rising cost of building materials and insufficient workers. […]
Ministry looking forward to fully-digitalised platform in foreign manpower hiring
KUCHING: Minister Datuk Zuraidah Kamaruddin welcomes the agreement made by the Indonesian government to allow its workers into Malaysia, effective Aug 1. She added that, however in order to simplify the process of hiring foreign workers, the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) acknowledged that the process must be complete and efficient. “Hence, we […]
