PETALING JAYA: The Dec 31 deadline for employers to recalibrate their undocumented foreign workers should be extended, says the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM). More importantly, Low said the cost of legalising undocumented foreign workers should be reasonable, easy to apply and fast tracked for employers. The survey also revealed that the plantation industry needs 70,000 foreign workers, rubber glove industry (25,000), furniture (30,000), construction (200,000), services (45,000) and plastics (6,293). He hoped the government would eventually allow the furniture industry to bring in foreign workers. “What about Sabah, any legalisation programme for our foreign workers here who have overstayed?” he asked.

Source: The Star October 27, 2021 05:10 UTC