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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Clear existing illegals before bringing in 1.5 million Bangladeshis, Putrajaya told

Putrajaya plans on bringing in 1.5 million Bangladeshis, a move that has courted criticism from the public. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, February 12, 2016. Putrajaya plans on bringing in 1.5 million Bangladeshis, a move that has courted criticism from the public. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, February 12, 2016. 
Putrajaya should clear illegal foreign workers in the country before bringing in large number of Bangladeshi workers, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) said today.
The group, representing more than 2,600 manufacturing and manufacturing services companies, said it did not want the entry of such a large number of Bangladeshis to add to the problem of illegal foreign workers in the country.
Saying that manufacturers did not specifically request for the workers, FMM said they welcomed the additional source, in view of the challenges faced in hiring foreign workers from countries such as Nepal, Myanmar and Indonesia.
“More importantly, manufacturers want the assurance that the process of recruitment would be transparent and efficient, without the involvement or appointment of any agents or outsourcing company in Malaysia to bring them in,” it said in a statement today.
On Thursday, Bernama reported Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as saying that the plan to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers was at the request of certain industries, business associations and chambers of commerce.
Zahid, who also the home minister, said the workers would arrived in stages over a period of three to five years.
FMM also urged the government to take a holistic approach in addressing the hiring of foreign workers, including removing any non-value added processes and involvement of unnecessary third party service providers.
It added that the past exercises, which foreign workers were brought in by the approved outsourcing companies without secured jobs, had led to many ending up as illegals.
“Manufacturers do not want to fall victim to hiring workers who were firstly not intended to work in the sector and secondly not possessing the appropriate skills to work in manufacturing.
“FMM wishes to reiterate that employers should be involved in the direct recruitment of the workers and allowed the right to select or interview the workers prior to the actual employment process,” it said.
It also urged the government to immediately convene a meeting with employer associations and share the details of the G-to-G arrangement especially on the cost of hiring the workers.
“We understand the deal between the two governments involves an expatriation and mobilisation cost of a maximum RM1,985 per worker to be borne by employers. It is unclear as to what the expatriation cost covers.
“FMM has always maintained that any increase in cost must be undertaken with prior consultation with employers who would have to bear the immediate cost burden,” it said.
- TMI

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