PUTRAJAYA: Employers with existing illegal foreign workers can continue to hire them as the Government has agreed to issue temporary work passes for these workers. The move ensures that operations and production are not be disrupted and will allow authorities to monitor foreigners who are in the country. "They can start applying for the temporary card for their illegal workers once the Attorney-General's Chambers has sorted the legal process," he said after chairing the Cabinet Committee meeting on foreign workers and illegal immigrants on Tuesday. The committee also agreed to allow four sectors to employ foreign workers in order to ease the worker shortage. However, approval for the mining and quarrying and hospitality and tourism sectors will only be given until 2020.

Source: The Star January 17, 2017 05:39 UTC