Page 307 - Foreign Workers News Today

From the blog of Adi Arbel at The Times of Israel

KEPALA BATAS: Penang is experiencing an urban malaria crisis following the influx of foreign nationals into the state’s various economic sectors with the health status of these workers being unknown.

JOHOR BARU: Employers are urged to ensure that their foreign workers undergo a health screening to prevent the transmission of urban malaria as happened in Penang, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

JOHOR BARU: Groups involving construction companies are urging the government to take immediate action to address problems plaguing the country's building and construction industry.

PETALING JAYA: Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan has downplayed reports that more than 400,000 Malaysians are lured to work in Singapore due to its stronger currency and better salary.

SHAH ALAM: Police arrested four individuals, including two foreign nationals, for allegedly exploiting foreign workers in an operation in Kampung Sungai Udang in Klang.

PUTRAJAYA: The first group of foreign workers from Bangladesh has arrived and will be employed in the manufacturing sector, says Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

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Eight top officials of an IT company that provides software to the Malaysian government were arrested Tuesday for accepting bribes to recruit workers, including Bangladeshis.

SIBU: Migrant workers who will work in Sarawak have been asked to undergo malaria screening in advance to curb the spread of zoonotic malaria and imported human malaria.