PETALING JAYA: The move to allow for the legalisation of illegal foreign workers in Malaysia and easing the rules of hiring will help ease the labour shortage but hitches remain in getting maids, say stakeholders.
PETALING JAYA: Employers are looking forward to the end of the foreign labour crunch following instructions by the prime minister for the relevant ministries to speed up workers’ approvals.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 ― An estimated 30,000 local employers have been facing difficulties in obtaining the services of foreign domestic maids since last year, following the closure of the country’s borders due to Covid-19, says Malaysian Association of Employment Agencies (PAPA) president Datuk.