Saravanan: Bosses’ quota will be cancelled if salaries of foreign workers are cut


KUALA LUMPUR: The government will cancel the quotas given to employers who cut their foreign workers' salaries to cover the costs of bringing them into Malaysia, says Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

The Human Resources Minister said any employer bringing in foreign workers must bear all costs including accommodation and flight fares so that there will be zero costs incurred by the foreign workers.

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M. Saravanan , Bangladesh , Dhaka , Malaysia

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