Businesses welcome move to extend immigration recalibration programme, urge for foreign workers to be vaccinated for Covid-19


KLANG: The government’s plan to extend the undocumented migrant recalibration programme is welcomed but the authorities must ensure foreign workers employed through the programme are screened and fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Malay Businessmen and Industrialists Association of Malaysia (Perdasama) president Mejar (R) Datuk Abdul Rahim Saad said while rescuing livelihoods was important, saving lives was much more crucial.

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