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FMM wants more transparent recruitment of Bangladeshi workers

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has welcomed the additional 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers to be brought into the country by the government, given the many challenges employers face in hiring foreign workers.

However, the federation said it wants an assurance that the process of recruitment of these workers would be transparent and efficient, without the involvement or appointment of any agents or outsourcing company in Malaysia to bring them in.

"In the past, workers were brought in by the approved outsourcing companies without secured jobs, which led to many ending up as illegals.

"Outsourcing companies desperate to secure jobs for them then resorted to offering the workers to any employer needing workers," FMM said in a statement.

It said manufacturers do not want to hire workers who are not intended to work in the manufacturing sector and do not possess the appropriate skills to work in manufacturing.

It reiterated that employers should be involved in the direct recruitment of the workers and allowed the right to select/interview the workers prior to the actual employment process.

FMM also urged the government to immediately convene a meeting with employer associations and share the details of the government-to-government arrangement, especially on the cost of hiring the workers.

- Bernama

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