Double boost for employers in need

Manpower dilemma: Dr Ahmad Zahid speaking to the media after the Cabinet meeting on foreign workers and illegal immigrantsin Putrajaya. With him is Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot.

PUTRAJAYA: Employers’ urgent need for foreign workers get two important boosts from the Government in a move to keep businesses moving.

Firstly, employers are allowed to continue hiring their existing illegal foreign workers by applying temporary work passes for them.