Riot: Bangladesh-Malaysia MoU unaffected by freeze on hiring foreign workers


PETALING JAYA: The decision to freeze all recruitment of foreign workers does not affect the validity of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Bangladesh Government, says Datuk Seri Richard Riot.

"Further details on the decision to freeze foreign worker recruitment will be announced by the Government," the Human Resources Minister said in a two-paragraph statement on Saturday.

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