Applications open to hire foreign workers in three subsectors, says Human Resources Ministry

PUTRAJAYA: The application for quota to hire foreign workers in the laundry, scrap metal or scrap items and bird’s nests subsectors is now open, says the Human Resources Ministry.

In a statement on Thursday (Feb 9), the ministry said applications could be submitted through the Foreign Worker Centralised Management System (FWCMS) platform under the FWe Approval module to obtain approval to employ foreign workers from the director-general of the Department of Labour of Peninsular Malaysia, in line with the enforcement of Section 60K of the Employment Act 1955 (Amendment 2022).