By Sharif Khiam and Ali Nufael Benar News | 15 August 2018 Bangladesh has welcomed Malaysia’s decision to end a monopoly on recruitment of workers from the South Asian nation, saying the new measure would cut costs and allow fair competition. Ahmed M. Saleheen, the head of the foreign employment wing of the Bangladesh Ministry […]
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By: Penchan Charoensuthipan Bangkok Post | 18 August 2018 Myanmar has expressed an interest in sending 42,000 workers to fill vacancies in the commercial fishing sector, according to Labour Minister Pol Gen Adul Sangsingkeo. If the deal is signed, these workers, largely from coastal areas including Myeik and Kawthong, will be brought in under a
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Human Resources Online | 20 August 2018 The Malaysian Association of Suppliers and Employees Management of Foreign Workers (TEKAM) expressed interest on partnering the government in finding a solution and supplement its efforts in the recruitment of foreign workers into the country. Set up in 2006, TEKAM has 149 outsourcing companies as members. However, since
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The Mainichi | 19 August 2018 TOKYO — Japan is planning to accept a greater number of caregivers from three Southeastern Asian countries having bilateral free trade agreements with Tokyo as part of efforts to address a labor shortage in the country, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. By easing some restrictions on the
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The Star | 15 August 2018 PUTRAJAYA: A syndicate fraudulently running the Immigration Department’s rehiring programme has been busted, after earning some RM2.2mil in profit. “The syndicate has been operating through a company called Growing Global Multiple Business Sdn Bhd, which is registered as a travel agency. “The company offered rehiring services to foreign workers,
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By Rahimy Rahim The Star 15 Aug 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The government will create a single system to hire foreign workers without differentiating the source country, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “Bangladesh, Nepal or others; they will use the same system,” the Prime Minister said at a press conference after chairing a meeting on foreign
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Kathmandu Post | 15 August 2018 Aug 15, 2018-Malaysia on Tuesday said government-to-government (G2G) system would bring migrant workers from Nepal. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the government would soon sign the MoU with Nepal to resolve foreign workers’ issue. CLICK TO READ FULL ARTICLE
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By Sharif Khiam and Ali Nufael Benar News | 16 August 2018 Bangladesh has welcomed Malaysia’s decision to end a monopoly on recruitment of workers from the South Asian nation, saying the new measure would cut costs and allow fair competition. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been reviewing policies of the previous government since taking
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By: Elan Perumal and Clarissa Chung The Star | 16 August 2018 PETALING JAYA: Several source countries which do not employ third-party agencies for their foreign worker recruitment process are unclear about how the single hiring system would affect them. Philippines Embassy labour attache Elizabeth Marie Estrada said it is the Philippines government which accredits
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The Daily Star 16 August 2018 Malaysia considers allowing all the licensed agents to help Bangladeshi workers get jobs in the Southeast Asian country. The plan comes after the new Malaysian government in late June suspended a syndicate of 10 Bangladeshi agents, all authorised in 2016, for alleged irregularities in manpower recruitment process. Malaysian Prime
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