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211980
Mon, 10/10/2011 - 11:36
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GOVT URGED TO REVIEW FOREIGN WORKER INTAKE POLICY
KOTA KINABALU (Sabah, Malaysia), Oct 10 (Bernama) -- The UNI Global Union - Malaysian Liaison Council (UNI-MLC) has urged the central government to review policies on foreign worker intake, especially in East Malaysia state of Sabah.
Its president, Mohamed Shafie Mammal said, the move is necessary to ensure the welfare of local workers and Malaysian citizens are always protected.
“Foreign workers are usually hired in certain sectors, such as farming and construction, but it seems that foreign workers have been recruited in many sectors including those which should be filled by local workers.
“Therefore, it is time the government studies and determines the foreign worker intake quota for sectors which need these services,” he told reporters at the Asean Services Employees Trade Union Council (ASETUC) Malaysia National Advocacy Workshop, here on Monday.
Mohamed Shafie, who is also ASETUC secretary-general, said the new policy must consider not only the views of worker unions, employers and leaders, but also the qualms of local employees in Malaysia who have often been labelled as lazy and demanding in terms of salary.
He said that the government needs to come up with a comprehensive guideline, including a plan to transform employers in the country in terms of their perception towards local workers, as well as reduce the dependency on foreign workers.
Mohamed Shafie added that despite the contributions of foreign workers to the country's development and economy, it is time the government introduced a limit for foreign worker intake to protect the rights of Malaysian employees.
-- BERNAMA
Its president, Mohamed Shafie Mammal said, the move is necessary to ensure the welfare of local workers and Malaysian citizens are always protected.
“Foreign workers are usually hired in certain sectors, such as farming and construction, but it seems that foreign workers have been recruited in many sectors including those which should be filled by local workers.
“Therefore, it is time the government studies and determines the foreign worker intake quota for sectors which need these services,” he told reporters at the Asean Services Employees Trade Union Council (ASETUC) Malaysia National Advocacy Workshop, here on Monday.
Mohamed Shafie, who is also ASETUC secretary-general, said the new policy must consider not only the views of worker unions, employers and leaders, but also the qualms of local employees in Malaysia who have often been labelled as lazy and demanding in terms of salary.
He said that the government needs to come up with a comprehensive guideline, including a plan to transform employers in the country in terms of their perception towards local workers, as well as reduce the dependency on foreign workers.
Mohamed Shafie added that despite the contributions of foreign workers to the country's development and economy, it is time the government introduced a limit for foreign worker intake to protect the rights of Malaysian employees.
-- BERNAMA
