Foreign Workers In Malaysia

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.

Foreign workers in malaysia. 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. But that s hurting some key industries in the country. So their contribution towards malaysia s economic growth is absolutely undeniable. Upon arrival the employer has 24 hours to complete the clearance process of their foreign worker.

Malaysia took a great attention on the major revenue that is adding up to the national treasury generated by foreign laborers working relentlessly in this country. Foreign workers must remain in their respective countries while pending vdr approval from malaysia immigration department. Of these the number of foreign workers was estimated at 1 23 million to 1 46 million. For sabah and sarawak the approval for foreign worker s employment is governed by the state government accordingly.

Many head to malaysia for a better life and some marry and settle there. As an experienced agency for recruiting and supply of foreign worker with the perfect documentation prepared by our experts reduce the time taken for getting the necessary and required permits. We will not allow new foreign workers until year end. The total number of workers in malaysia in 2019 was estimated to be in the range of 2 96 million to 3 26 million.

In 2017 there were approximately 0 72 million indonesian migrant workers working in malaysia. Kuala lumpur oct 8. Foreign workers in downtown kuala lumpur. This statistic displays the number of migrant workers in malaysia in 2017 by country of origin.

Putrajaya june 22 there will be no new intake of foreign workers in all sectors until the year end as locals will be given priority to fill up vacancies said human resources minister datuk seri m. Malaysia is trying to overcome its reliance on low skilled foreign workers as it tries to move up the economic ladder.