Cabinet agrees to hiring of 10,000 workers from Sri Lanka

KUALA LUMPUR – The cabinet has agreed to the recruitment of 10,000 workers from Sri Lanka after taking into account the country’s current economic crisis, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

In a statement here today, he said the Sri Lankan government had submitted an official application to supply manpower involving a quota of 10,000 workers.

The cabinet, at its meeting last September 14, agreed to the hiring of the foreign workers to help Sri Lanka, which is facing the worst economic crisis, he said, urging Malaysian industries and employers to support the government and employ Sri Lankan workers to fill job vacancies in sectors that are allowed to hire foreign workers.

According to Saravanan, employers whose quotas have been approved and have settled levy payments should seize the opportunity.

As of last September 14, levy payments have been made for 416,634 applications for foreign workers, he said, adding that employers keen to hire foreign workers can contact the ministry’s Migrant Worker Management Division or the Labour Department for more information. – Bernama, September 21, 2022