No extension of May 31 foreign worker deadline


PUTRAJAYA: There will be no extension to the May 31 deadline for employers to bring in foreign workers in the formal sector as the government is confident the ceiling for the number of foreign labour in the workforce will have been met, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

The Home Minister said he was aware of calls for the government to reconsider the matter and pointed out the decision was made based on several justifications.

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