Foreign Workers In Malaysia Statistics 2018

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Foreign workers in malaysia statistics 2018. The number of foreign workers or immigrants in malaysia amounted to approximately 2 7 million as of 2017. A data report khor reports mar 28 2018. While foreign labour management is a top policy priority in malaysia the number of foreign workers in the country is a perennial mystery. Number of foreign workers by country of origin 2000 2015 source.

Singapore and hong kong have both attracted a strong talented foreign pool but malaysia is the opposite we are a. The official estimate of total foreign workers dropped from 6 7 million in late 2014 to 3 8 million in 2016. It is the government s policy to give priority to local workers and reduce the number of foreign workers in the country. Breakdown of migrant workers in china 2018 by accommodation breakdown of migrant workers in china 2011 2015 by accommodation financing migrant workers living area in urban china 2017 2019 by.

The main contributor countries listed are indonesia. There were 1 78 million foreign workers in malaysia as of june 30 the majority comprising indonesians nepalis and bangladeshis putrajaya revealed today. Ministry of home affairs ministry of home affairs statistics on the number of foreign workers by country of origin 2000 2015 identified at least 8 countries as the major source for foreign workers to malaysia. However the labour force survey lfs reports that the number of foreign workers.

A total of 1 99 million foreign workers in malaysia were registered under the temporary visiting work permit pas lawatan kerja sementara as at aug 31 this year. Malaysia needs educated and highly skilled foreign workers in the long run. In a parliamentary written reply yesterday the ministry of human resources said based on malaysia s immigration department s statistics the manufacturing sector employed the highest number of foreign labour.