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TAPAH, Dec 2 — The government will accord priority to local workers to fill the vacancies in various employment sectors in the country instead of foreigners, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan. He said with the unemployment rate at 4.8 per cent in the country, the government...

KUALA LUMPUR: The memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the recruitment and protection of Indonesian domestic workers is expected to be finalised by early of next year, says Datuk Awang Hashim.

The Home Affairs Minister also shared that Expatriate Passes for foreign professionals working in Malaysia can now be issued on the same day of arrival in the country, down from the previous timeline of 30 days.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will postpone the entry of international students and foreign workers from countries that are categorised as at high risk of Covid-19 Omicron variant infections, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

Ireland's Supermac's nationwide food chain has had to hire foreign workers to fill empty positions at its restaurants nationwide

SEPANG: There are 120,000 foreign workers in the plantation sector registered under the recalibration programme but it is still insufficient to meet the labour demand, says Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Issues related to 200,000 unemployed migrant workers in the country who are registered under the Labour Recalibration programme will be resolved before the end of the year, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

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A special visa offer, aimed at forestalling a supply chain fiasco during the holidays, goes begging for takers.

A treasury official said that the sum was found in deposits and that the ministry does not know what to do with the amount