Nikkei Asian Review | 31 October 2018 TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party on Tuesday endorsed a controversial visa program to admit more foreign workers, but only on the condition of reviewing the system within a few years, reflecting lingering misgivings within the party. The Liberal Democratic Party’s General Council approved plans […]
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New Straits Times | 24 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The system of recruiting foreign workers through agents or companies will be abolished soon. Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the task, which is now outsourced by the ministry to more than 100 companies, would be taken over by the Human Resource Ministry via Private
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The Himalayan Times 24 October 2018 The government is preparing to provide online re-entry service for migrant workers soon. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) has said it will soon launch the online system for those migrants who are interested to go to foreign destinations repeatedly for employment. “The online re-entry service
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The Edge Markets | 25 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no more middlemen, who earn super-high profits, in the hiring of foreign workers in Malaysia soon. The joint committee between the home ministry and human resources ministry on the management of foreign workers has decided to discontinue the practice of outsourcing foreign worker
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The Star Online | 24 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed multi-tier levy system for foreign workers is expected to be implemented by next year, said Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the government was meeting with all the relevant sectors to determine the exact quantum of levies for all industries. “We have
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Japan Times | 23 October 2018 Fourteen business sectors are keen to accept foreign workers under a new residence status that the government aims to introduce in April next year, informed sources said Tuesday. The fourteen sectors are: restaurants, hotels, nursing care, building cleaning, agriculture, fishery, food and beverage, materials processing, industrial machinery, electronics and
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The Asahin Shimbun | 23 October 2018 Cleaners, nursing care, restaurant and hotel staff are among foreign workers to be invited to Japan under plans to expand immigration to address the acute labor shortage. The government is considering taking in workers in 14 industries under a proposed “specified skill” category in a new residence status
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The Daily Star | 2 October 2018 The new Malaysian government has moved to reform the country’s foreign workers’ recruitment and management policy, aiming to bring discipline to the sector. To coordinate the overall policies and the management of migrant workers, the new government, led by Mahathir Mohamad, has formed an independent committee which will
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