HR Ministry: No freeze in foreign worker intake but many applications rejected


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 18 May 2019

Malaysia recorded a slight increase in the labour force participation rate at 68.6% while the unemployment rate remained at 3.3% in January 2019.

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Human Resources Ministry says there is no freeze in the recruitment of foreign workers but said many applications to bring in workers had been rejected due to non-compliance with the law.

The ministry said in a statement on Friday (May 17) that it was committed to ensuring that employers continue to abide by the country's labour laws and guidelines to check the practice of forced labour in the country.

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