EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Why should i enroll
In Malaysia, companies of all sizes., from large multinationals to small and medium enterprises rely
on foreign labour. The management of foreign labour is complex; governed by various laws,
policies and memoranda of understandings. The Malaysian Employers’ Federation (MEF), with
the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) GMS TRIANGLE project, has carried
out research on the recruitment, employment and repatriation of foreign workers. The MEF has
also drawn together information on legislation, procedures and best practices to enable employers
to comply with national laws and regulations. The research findings and guidance can contribute
to improved productivity, as well as preventing labour disputes and promoting harmonious
industrial relations. The study also serves the purpose of informing MEF’s policy proposals to the
Government on how to enhance the effective management of foreign labour.
Feedback
who?
Feedback from 101 member companies. (76 of which employ foreign workers, and over half are in
the manufacturing sector) to the survey identified current practices. Half of the respondents
already have written policies related primarily to the employment of foreign workers, but also on
recruitment and repatriation. These policies have been reviewed against the relevant Malaysian
legislation, except for the relatively new Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrant Act
2007, for which greater awareness raising is needed.
Majority
Why buy it?
The majority of respondents. provide contracts to workers prior to departure from their home
countries, and in a language that they understand. While these contracts are quite comprehensive,
there are additional articles that could be considered, including information on the workers’ next
of kin, and details of wage payments and recruitment costs. Nearly half of the respondent
companies shouldered the recruitment fees, while a third of respondents reported that foreign
workers paid the fees up front, and a fifth of respondents advanced the payments and deducted the
fees from workers’ wages.
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