PADANG BESAR: The Home Ministry has approved the applications of 380,000 foreign workers under a plan to facilitate the hiring of workers to meet the country’s economic needs in the post-pandemic period.
Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the ministry implemented the plan based on Bank Negara’s recommendation to ease the conditions for hiring foreign workers.
"This relaxation is given in several critical sectors like plantation, agriculture, manufacturing and services," he told reporters after visiting the Padang Besar ICQS Complex on Saturday . Under the first phase of the plan, industry players needed to hire up to 518,000 foreign workers, he said.
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