The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) welcomes the government’s announcement to ease the hiring rules for foreign workers and the extension of the recalibration programme under the Illegal Immigrant Recalibration Plan 2.0 (IIRP 2.0).

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced yesterday that the government will do away with the existing preconditions, including quotas, and allow recruitment to be conducted based on the company’s affordability and needs via the Plan to Facilitate the Hiring of Foreign Workers...