Quota of close to a million foreign workers approved by Putrajaya, Dewan Rakyat told

As of March 14, the Human Resources Ministry has approved an employment quota of 995,396 foreign workers, its deputy minister told the Dewan Rakyat. He said the levy for 84.7% of the foreign workers was paid by their respective employers. Read more at

Deputy Human Resources Minister Mustapha Sakmud said the levy for 84.7% of the foreign workers was paid by their respective employers.

Mustapha said that the highest number of foreign workers was approved for the manufacturing sector, followed by construction, services, agriculture and mining. In a supplementary question, Chow asked about measures taken by Putrajaya in addressing issues on the management of foreign labour.

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