Hamzah: Ministries agree to agency's proposal to manage entry of foreign construction workers


KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry and the Human Resources Ministry have agreed to a proposal by Construction Labor Exchange Bhd to enable the agency to fully manage the entry of foreign construction workers involving more than 100 individuals.

"This is in line with Act 520, such as ensuring employees have a CIDB Construction Personnel Card and a Construction Skills Competency Certificate," he said after the seventh Joint Committee Meeting of the Home Minister and the Human Resources Minister on the management of foreign workers.

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