The proposed platform, he said, would allow employers to communicate directly with the foreign workers. “That is why many foreign workers say that they were promised ‘job A’ but were instead given ‘job B’ upon arriving here,” he said in an exclusive interview with The Star. Acknowledging that the proposed platform may not eliminate long-standing issues entirely, Ramanan said at the very least, it would address the middlemen problem and help reduce unnecessary migration costs in hiring foreign workers. “The platform will match employers with suitable foreign workers based on their requirements. It is understood that the ­proposed platform will adopt a government-to-government approach, with no involvement of third parties in the recruitment process.

Source: The Star February 03, 2026 23:06 UTC