Ban on foreign workers in Malaysia fast food joints
8 Jan 2014 6:17 AM IST
The decision is aimed at giving priority to Malaysians for such jobs, the Ministry said in a statement.
Malaysia relies heavily on foreign labour in the restaurant, construction, garbage collection and gardening sectors as its citizens have not been keen to take up these jobs.
Most workers in these sectors are sourced from India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Cambodia.
The Home Ministry acts as the secretariat for the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Workers and Illegal Immigrants. The decision was made during a meeting of the committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
The statement said it was found that many locals were interested in working in fast-food outlets.
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Malaysia relies heavily on foreign labour in the restaurant, construction, garbage collection and gardening sectors as its citizens have not been keen to take up these jobs.
Most workers in these sectors are sourced from India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Cambodia.
The Home Ministry acts as the secretariat for the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Workers and Illegal Immigrants. The decision was made during a meeting of the committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
The statement said it was found that many locals were interested in working in fast-food outlets.
Foreign workers may not stay beyond 8 years in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia might restrict foreign workers’ stay in the country to a maximum of eight years under a proposed law to create jobs for its citizens, a move expected to affect a large number of Indians. The proposed law has been floated by the Labour Ministry which is studying new proposals to expand the Nitaqat law in its bid to reduce the number of foreign workers and dependents besides creating more jobs for citizens with higher salaries.
An expat worker living in Saudi with his wife and two children will be considered as two foreign workers under the proposed system. A couple will accumulate 1.5 points and will incur a quarter of a point per child, the Arab News reported on Tuesday. According to the new law, three points are the maximum a foreign worker can earn. The law will not apply to nationals who cannot be deported from the country, like Palestinians.
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