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“They find it easier to place (their workers) here (in illegal housing) as it’s cost-free, although under the law, employers can deduct a maximum of RM100 from the employees’ salaries for accommodation; unfortunately, many employers fail to take this initiative.

State Youth, Sports, Entrepreneur Development, Cooperatives and Human Resources Committee chairman Mohd Hairi Mad Shah said the directive was issued following complaints regarding the placement of foreign workers in public settlements.

The primary objective of the project is to provide foreign workers' accommodation solutions to the private sector, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

PBWA Kapar will be spread across a 2.

In the Global Remote Work Index created by cybersecurity company NordLayer, the benchmark includes four different criteria: cyber safety, economic safety, digital and physical infrastructure and social safety.

"Approvals for foreign worker quotas so far are expected to meet foreign labour needs by industry, including in critical sectors.

"The hotel sector has found it to be difficult to replenish our workforce as hotel jobs are perceived as 3D -- dirty, dangerous and difficult — which has long been considered unappealing by locals.

“We strongly support the calls made by other professional bodies to maintain the foreign worker management system under the Ministry of Human Resources as it will not only minimise bureaucratic red tape but also streamline the process within one ministry.

Westlite currently has workers' accommodation in Johor, Penang and Selangor with a total of 25,099 beds as of June 30 KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): Westlite Accommodation Malaysia aspires to expand its operations in Malaysia, said Centurion Corp Ltd chief executive officer Kong Chee Min in a media briefing on Tuesday (Sept 13).

The foreign workers’ accommodation, much like the workers themselves, was never given much thought by industry players nor the Malaysian society at large, which did have an impression that it was typically a cramped space with hygiene problems.