News about foreign worker

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): There will be compulsory Covid-19 screening for all foreign workers in four states and two Federal Territories starting on Dec 1, the Malay Mail reported Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob saying today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): While the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has lauded the government’s decision to allow the re-employment of foreign workers who are currently still in the country and are no longer required by their existing employers, it has questioned the need for valid work permits.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said today the government's decision to restrict foreign workers to the construction, agriculture and plantation sectors will further devastate operations of other industries including manufacturing and services, which are trying very hard to recover from the country's movement control order (MCO) to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has slammed the Ministry of Human Resources' announcement about limiting the hiring of foreign workers to only three sectors — construction, plantation and agriculture — as shocking, unacceptable and done without prior consultation with stakeholders.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): The Ministry of Human Resources said today the Malaysian government had decided that only three industries will be allowed to employ foreign workers going forward, namely the construction, plantation and agriculture sectors, to cut the nation's reliance on foreign workers.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed a viral social media post that a foreign barber has tested positive for Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 26): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) said today it fully supports Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr N Ganabaskaran's call on employers to improve the poor living conditions of foreign workers in the country and recognise the fact that merely testing their employees would be insufficient to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): The number of active Covid-19 cases in Pudu, where the government has imposed a semi-enhanced movement control order (SEMCO) starting midnight yesterday, climbed to 40 yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): Pudu was cordoned off early this morning as authorities upped Covid-19 screening efforts in the area, the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): It has been over six weeks since Malaysia shut down its RM1.