Make employers hire migrant workers through licensed agencies only to avoid abuse, says Papsma


PETALING JAYA: The government should make employers only deal with registered licensed private employment agencies (APS) to prevent migrant workers from being abused by unscrupulous parties, says the National Association of Private Employment Agencies Malaysia (Papsma).

Papsma president Datuk Kris Foo Yin Choo urged the government to emulate foreign countries that have done so.

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