PUTRAJAYA – The Human Resources Ministry today announced that the employment of migrant workers for the land warehouse sub-sector would now be permitted.
In a statement, the ministry said this was in line with the decision of the joint committee meeting between the home minister and human resources minister on the management of migrant workers on July 18.
It also said that the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry as the regulatory agency for the wholesale and retail sub-sector also agreed to expand the conditions or criteria for the eligibility of migrant worker employment quotas under the sub-sector to retail traders with a floor space area of less than 2,500sq m.
Accordingly, the Human Resources Ministry said the new quota application for the employment of migrant workers for both sub-sectors has been opened and applications can be made by employers on the website www.fwcms.com.my.
It said further inquiries can be made through the ministry’s Migrant Worker Management Division at 03-8885-2939/2940 and by emailing [email protected].
Inquiries can also be made by contacting the regulatory agency which is the Transport Ministry’s Trade Logistics Unit, Strategic, and International Planning Division at [email protected] (03-88921278) or [email protected] (03-88921268) for the land warehouse sub-sector.
For the wholesale and retail sub-sector, inquiries can be made by contacting the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry’s Distributive Trade and Services Industry secretariat via [email protected]. – Bernama, November 26, 2022
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