PETALING JAYA: Cutting third-party agents out of the foreign worker recruitment process will end modern slavery and uplift the image of Malaysian employers, says the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).
Its president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the decision by the Unity Government to stop using third-party agents was timely as employers were currently facing many other challenges in managing business costs.
"MEF is thankful to the Unity Government under the leadership of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in assisting private sector employers, on many fronts, to play its role as the engine of growth for the nation. Due to the involvement of third-party agents, the workers are forced to take high-interest loans or mortgage their properties to pay for the high recruitment fees, thus putting them into “debt bondage”.
He also said that the intake of foreign workers should be done on Government to Government basis to ensure that the interests and welfare of both employers and foreign workers are safeguarded.
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