Foreign Workers In Malaysia 2020
03 august 2020 27 september 2020.
Foreign workers in malaysia 2020. Searches related to foreign workers jobs. The government is giving employers three months to comply with amendments to the workers minimum standards of housing and amenities act 1990 that addresses living conditions of migrant workers in the midst of covid 19 pandemic. As of december 2017 there are 6 8 million active workers nationwide working for 435 801 employers registered under socso. For sabah and sarawak the approval for foreign worker s employment is governed by the state government accordingly.
Employment of foreign workers must involve those still in the country and still have a valid work permit as well as in the same employment sector. Kuala lumpur myr 10k 20k monthly. However 10 per cent of registered employers have yet to register their employees under the scheme. The main areas covered are population housing health education employment social services public safety and communication recreation.
Because malaysia also hires a lot of foreign workers we need to take action to prevent the virus from spreading among our foreign worker community. Foreign workers are seen during the movement control order in kuala lumpur march 24 2020. Social statistics bulletin malaysia 2019 presents selected social statistics as the basic indicators for measuring the quality of life and well being of the population. In line with the 11th malaysia plan the ministry said the government aims to cap the employment of foreign labour below 15 of total workforce in the country by 2020 and various measures have been taken to reduce reliant on foreign workers.
Picture by miera zulyana. Foreign workers management jobs. Employers are advised to ensure that the foreign workers to be hired have undergone covid 19 screenings as a standard operating procedure sop as well as as a measure to prevent the spread of the virus he said in a separate bernama article. Job specializations admin human resources human resources.
Of these the number of foreign workers was estimated at 1 23 million to 1 46 million.