Govt blacklists company that brought in 171 Bangladeshi workers

PETALING JAYA: The government has blacklisted a company that brought in 171 Bangladeshi nationals into the country with promises of jobs in Johor but failed to find them employment.

In a joint statement, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Human Resources Minister Steven Sim said that the company would be blacklisted from applying for new foreign workers, including Immigration Department matters such as renewing temporary working passes for existing workers.