Foreign worker recruitment interview can be held at State JTK

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 5 (Bernama) — Interview periods for the recruitment of international employees by the Human Useful resource Ministry (KSM) could be held on the Division of Labour (JTK) in every state and never simply in Putrajaya, stated Human Useful resource Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

Talking to reporters after chairing KSM’s Particular Briefing to Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng and Beruas MP Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham concerning the hiring of international employees right here right this moment, he stated it was among the many suggestions made within the assembly for the interview to be held at every state to keep away from congestion on the KSM workplace in Putrajaya.

“I simply noticed that there’s a request, for instance they need to maintain the interview decentralised. I can do this, no downside, we’ll maintain it,” stated Saravanan.

Ngeh had expressed the difficulties that employers must bodily go Putrajaya for the interview course of, together with updating minor particulars corresponding to house tackle and telephone quantity.

The media had earlier reported that KSM was flooded with employers from all around the nation for interview along with claiming that the disorganised system resulted in some employers having to come back repeatedly to get interview queue numbers.

Within the briefing that lasted virtually two and a half hours, options have been additionally made concerning interviews that could possibly be held just about for the aim of saving time and lowering prices.

Saravanan, nonetheless, stated the interview needed to be held bodily as a result of not all employers could possibly be trusted as there had been incidents of employers presenting pretend native authority licenses and Workers’ Provident Fund (EPF) statements.

In the meantime, he stated the hiring of international employees ought to be carried out rigorously in order that there isn’t any dumping of international employees within the nation as occurred in 2009 to the extent that there have been Bangladeshis sleeping on the roadside within the capital.

“We’re additionally within the financial restoration section and (to) overcome the unemployment downside. Let’s not be too fooled by the business’s request to approve international employees at will whereas locals are out of labor,” he stated.

Saravanan additionally stated that the variety of international employees in Malaysia up to now is sort of 1.24 million and that determine will enhance to 2.2 million folks within the close to future by making an allowance for the eVDR (Visa With Reference) course of and the biometric course of and well being checks which can be being carried out within the supply nation.         

— BERNAMA

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