President Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai said FMM welcomed the government’s announcement to help fill up the existing vacancies with new foreign workers from the source country. “(However), we view the conditions imposed on this relaxation as very restrictive and would tremendously tax employers financially ..."
PETALING JAYA: The government should review the proposed new condition whereby companies are allowed to hire foreign workers by paying for the repatriation of undocumented migrants in the immigration depot, says the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).
The federation called on the government to engage with relevant stakeholders to come up with a more workable solution to address the current labour shortage faced by some industries.
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