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Migrant worker quota freeze gets cabinet approval to continue | Scoop
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has announced that the freeze on quota applications to hire migrant workers will be continued following cabinet approval. – Azim Rahman/Scoop pic, January 31, 2024
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Migrant worker quota freeze gets cabinet approval to continue

Home minister says existing allocation ‘is enough’ to meet workforce needs

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Qistina Nadia Dzulqarnain
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8:30 PM MYT

 

PUTRAJAYA – The current freeze on quota applications and approvals for hiring migrant workers is set to continue, announced Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail following today’s cabinet approval.  

The freeze, initially implemented in March last year, was deemed unnecessary to be lifted, with Saifuddin stating that the existing approved quota “is enough” to meet the nation’s workforce requirements.  

The sufficiency, Saifuddin added, is also supported by the approved quota under the Immigration Department’s recalibration programme. 

“The cabinet has also agreed with the proposal to reintroduce a one-stop centre (to manage foreign workers), which will be headed by the Home Ministry,” Saifuddin added during a press conference at his ministry’s headquarters, here, today. 

Since March 1, the quota application and approval for migrant workers were suspended for all sectors. 

However, Malaysian employers who paid a levy were also granted up to 18 days to bring in foreign labourers. 

Meanwhile, Saifuddin also said that the government will be reviewing its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 15 source nations on the hiring and recruitment of foreign workers. 

The review process will first begin with Nepal, Bangladesh, and Indonesia as the three nations collectively contribute 77% of migrant forces in Malaysia. 

“The cabinet has also agreed to review the (MoU) requirements, which need improvement, seeing as how it (MoU) is a dynamic agreement that is not static.  

“This is in line with the decision by the joint committee on the management of foreign workers, the Home Ministry, and the Human Resources Ministry.” – January 31, 2024 

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