Japan to conduct full-scale review of technical trainee program
An increasing number of cases of harassment and abuse of foreign trainees has resulted in mounting criticism at home and abroad.
Source: japantimes.co.jp
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Macau to test people from Philippines more than locals
Macau ordered any resident who holds a Philippine passport to take a daily nucleic acid test, with officials singling them out as more at risk for infection even though they account for a small number of cases in a Covid-19 wave that’s abating.
Source: thestar.com.my
PM must resolve freeze on foreign workers with Indonesian govt, Guan Eng says
DAP chairman calls for direct involvement of Prime Minister.
Source: themalaysianinsight.com
Dewan to focus on worker recruitment MOU, subsidy financing
Pakatan MPs to seek explanation from relevant ministers.
Source: themalaysianinsight.com
More employers in Malaysia will be allowed to hire foreign workers in selected sectors
Among a series of updates, employers will be allowed to apply for short-term permits of foreign workers to carry out infrastructure construction works and works in "prohibited areas and prohibited places."
Jawa Barat Republic Of Sri Lanka Kawasan Larangan Tempat Construction Labour Exchange Berhad Immigration Department Of Malaysia Jabatan Imigresen
Source: humanresourcesonline.net
Attestation process was conducted on employers, not recruiters, says Saravanan
KEPALA BATAS: Datuk Seri M. Saravanan has clarified that the attestation process involving over 2,000 Bangladeshi workers was conducted on the employers and not on recruitment agencies as has been reported by some news portal.
Kepala Batas Pulau Pinang Mohammed Azman Aziz Institut Latihan Perindustrian Security Organisation Socso Bangladeshi High Commission In Kuala Lumpur
Source: thestar.com.my
HR, Home ministries to hold meeting on July 18 on foreign workers recruitment issue, says Saravanan
KEPALA BATAS: The Human Resources Ministry and the Home Ministry will refine measures to address the issue of recruiting foreign workers from Indonesia and Bangladesh, says Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.
Kepala Batas Pulau Pinang Security Organisation Socso Human Resources Ministry Home Ministry Bangladesh High Commission
Source: thestar.com.my
Time to consider those already here, even paroled convicts | Daily Express Online
INDONESIA announced that it has stopped receiving new job orders from Malaysia for workers in all sectors. This is probably due to an alleged breach of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between Malaysia and Indonesia in April, specifically the condition that the Immigration Department’s Sistem Maid Online is not supposed to apply to Indonesian domestic workers
Syed Hussain Husman Immigration Department Sistem Maid Online Malaysian Employers Federation Labour Recalibration Programme Immigration Department Sistem Maid Online
Source: dailyexpress.com.my
Ohio Company to Lay Off over 600 U.S. Tech Workers, Send Their Jobs to H-1B Outsourcing Firm
An Ohio company will lay off over 600 Americans, sending their jobs to a Fortune 500 outsourcing firm that imports foreign H-1B visa workers.
Source: breitbart.com
Resolve shortage of foreign workers, say stakeholders
PETALING JAYA: Stakeholders want the government to think out of the box to resolve the shortage of foreign workers, suggesting remedies ranging from extending permits of existing workers, shortening the wait for interviews and expanding the source country list.
Malaysia General Datukn Gobalakrishnan Ahmad Yazid Othman Ismail Sabri Yaakob Kian Chuan Ahmad Yazid
Source: thestar.com.my