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PETALING JAYA: “Show me where the pro­blem is.”

Singapore News - An ongoing exhibition aims to raise awareness of the practice of ferrying migrant workers on the back of lorries in Singapore and the safety issues involved, which have long been discussed and debated. Titled A Journey By Lorry, the exhibition is the result of an... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Singapore News - A company limited by guarantee will be set up by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) by the end of 2022 to build and own two purpose-built dormitories for foreign workers. The company will operate the dorms with selected partners as test beds for innovations in foreign worker... Read more at www.tnp.sg

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 225,181 Visa with Reference (VDR) applications have been approved this year through e-VDR, says the Immigration Department.

PUTRAJAYA: The Human Resource Ministry has approved a total of 541,315 quotas for the recruitment of foreign workers until Sept 26, of which 436,613 have paid the levy.

Failure to comply with this rule will result in the foreign worker being given a Not to Land notice, and they will be sent back on the next flight to their country of origin.

SEPANG: Employers are required to wait for the arrival of their new foreign workers at the KL International Airport (KLIA) to assure authorities that those coming in have a legitimate employer, says Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry will request that the Immigration Department make the process easier for foreign workers who are being brought in legally, says Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

Minister says it is being updated based on the work that has carried out.

SEPANG: Employers must now be on hand to receive their new foreign workers when they land at the KL International Airport (KLIA) or risk having them sent back by the authorities.