It is good to know that both the Home Ministry and the Human Resources Ministry are committed to improving the management of foreign workers in the country.
This was relayed by the Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail when he posted on his personal Facebook page after a meeting session with the newly appointed HR Minister.
He said that issues involving the shared scope of both ministries were discussed during his meeting with HR Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong.
“The hot issue involving the exploitation of foreign workers was a serious topic discussed, along with the way forward for 2024 related to improvements in the management of foreign workers in Malaysia,” he said.
Saifuddin Nasution added that the meeting also touched on several other related matters, and they agreed to issue a joint media statement soon to provide clarification on issues raised.
Previously, Sim was reported as saying that he would hold discussions with Home Ministry on the issue of foreign workers soon, including proposing to place matters related to this group under the jurisdiction of just one ministry.
He stated that he had requested a meeting with Saifuddin Nasution to discuss about the policies on management of foreign workers in Malaysia in detail, especially regarding the jurisdictions of both ministries, before making an announcement on the matter after the discussion.
Recently there were cases of foreign workers abandoned after being recruited for jobs in Pengerang Johor, over a hundred worker were remanded for not having proper working permits only to be discovered that their agent have not fulfilled their side of the bargain.
