Manufacturers’ association welcomes govt plan to bring in migrant workers

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama)—The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has welcomed the government’s initiative to introduce the foreign worker recruitment relaxation plan and illegal immigrant recalibration plan 2.0 to meet the immediate labour needs of the economic sectors.

It said the government – which introduced the window until March 31 this year, recognises the urgent labour shortages in the critical sectors that have impeded business operations and growth during the period of prolonged uncertainty.