Malaysia is one of Asia's biggest employers of foreign labour. But recently, cases of deaths, abuse and forced labour have come to light. What is going on? Who is protecting these migrant workers?
The government has tabled the Private Employment Agencies (Amendment) Bill 2017, which empowers the director-general of the Labour Department to deal with licensing matters of employment agencies.
The bill compels industry players to obtain a valid licence and grants power to the director-general to approve and revoke licences, as well as to impose any condition on licences upon granting new ones or renewing them.
Anyone who operates an employment agency without a valid licence is liable to a maximum of three years’ jail sentence or a maximum RM200,000 fine, or both, upon conviction.
Source : https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/377565#ixzz4crxs6D00
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