"Foreign Worker"

PUTRAJAYA: The Human Resources Ministry has been asked to look into getting all 1.7 million foreign workers screened for Covid-19 as cases among them are on the rise, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA: Employers in the construction, manufacturing, plantation and agriculture sectors will be allowed to legally employ undocumented foreign workers under the Labour Recalibration Plan for undocumented immigrants, the Home Minister announced.

Cambodia's Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has directed all companies or institutions that plan to hire foreign staff next year to apply for work permits between September 1 and November 30.

Checks on nearly 50,000 foreign workers at establishments in the past month had led to the arrest of 1,162 illegal workers and the prosecution of 204 law-breaking employers, Department of Employment (DOE) chief Anurak Tossarat said .

THE Thai Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade will this month urge the Joint Public-Private Committee to consider bringing more highly skilled foreign workers into Thailand to boost the country’s productivity, competitiveness and growth in target indust