Applications for foreign workers up significantly under new plan

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 2,000 applications from employers involving 155,621 foreign workers have been received by the government under the new recruitment and quota plan, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

The Home Minister said as of Jan 26, 19.58% of the applications had been approved while applications involving 125,156 foreign workers were still pending.