PERKESO: WEED OUT NON-COMPLIANT EMPLOYERS

PERKESO group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed speaking during a press conference on Ops Kesan Pekerja Asing, yesterday. With him are deputy chief executive officer ­(operations) Azirruan Arifin (left) and division head of foreign worker Hairiri Harun. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: With about 300,000 foreign workers yet to be registered for the Social Security Organisation’s (PERKESO) contribution, the statutory body is launching an operation to weed out employers who have yet to comply with the requirement.

Effective Friday, PERKESO group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said that the operation codenamed Ops Kesan will be activated in all its 54 offices nationwide.