COMMENT In recognition of the International Migrants Day tomorrow, the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) will launch the ‘Practical Guidelines for Employers on the Recruitment, Placement, Employment and Repatriation of Foreign Workers in Malaysia’.

These Practical Guidelines were developed by MEF with ILO support to strengthen the role of employers in protecting migrant workers and to promote a healthy and productive industrial relations environment.

The Practical Guidelines review employer policy compliance with complex labour and immigration laws, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act 2007, and address common rights violations...