Employers must get Labour DG approval to hire foreign workers under amended Act


PUTRAJAYA: It is compulsory for employers to seek employment approval for foreign workers from the Labour Department director-general, says the Human Resources Minister.

V. Sivakumar said this approval covered all categories of foreign workers, including expatriates, under amendments to the Employment Act 1955.

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