PUTRAJAYA – A total of 313,014 applications from employers in several sectors to hire migrant workers have been received and are being processed in stages, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.
The applications received from February 15 until yesterday involve the manufacturing sector (193,346), services (48,119), plantations (36,950), construction (27,331), agriculture (7,248), and mining and quarrying (20).
In a statement today, Saravanan said while approval for the applications had started, some employers who attended the interviews had failed in their applications due to incomplete submissions, with some missing their workers’ Employees Provident Fund statements.
Reminding employers to submit complete applications, he said the employers could also use the services of private employment agencies registered with the Manpower Department under the Private Employment Agencies Act 1981.
Saravanan said that to date, 501 such employment agencies licensed under the C category can help with applying to hire migrant workers.
“Any private employment agency found to have abused the system or committed wrongdoings in applications to hire migrant workers can be reported to the Manpower Department at 03-8886 5192,” he added.
The cabinet agreed at its meeting last December 10 to the hiring of migrant workers for the permitted sectors. – Bernama, March 17, 2022
