KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Saravanan said on Friday (Aug 19) that there will soon be an announcement on reducing the number of weekly working hours from 48 to 45. He was quoted as saying by the Star: “Please be patient for another week. I’ll make a special announcement.”
An alliance of recruiting agencies yesterday urged both Bangladesh and Malaysia to ensure participation of all valid Bangladeshi recruiting agencies in sending workers to the Southeast Asian country.
After a meeting with Expatriates' Welfare Minister Imran Ahmed on June 1, Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Saravanan said the migration cost for the Bangladeshis going to Malaysia under the new deal would be zero.