Freeze on foreign worker employment quota remains - minister

The freeze on foreign worker employment quota applications will continue until a date to be announced later.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said this is because the total number of foreign workers in the country as of Sept 15 is nearing the stipulated ceiling of 15 percent of the total workforce.

The stipulation had been set by the Economy Ministry under the 12th Malaysia Plan.

"The government will study and reconsider the ruling on opening the quota on foreign worker employment.

"As such, it is informed that the freeze on foreign worker employment quota applications is extended until a date to be announced later,” he said in a statement today.

The Workforce Recalibration Programme 2.0 registration period ended on Dec 31, 2023 and the government has no plans to implement the programme again in the future, Saifuddin added.

- Bernama

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