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Immigration director general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud, revealed that the foreign worker recalibration program 2.0 2023 (RTK 2.0) received a positive response after its implementation in 27 January 2023.

Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud pointed out that in the first five days after the implementation, the Immigration Department has received nearly 50,000 applications from employers.

He said the response this time has been better than expected compared to similar programs that have been put in place in the past.

“In the first five days, we received 47,200 applications.”

“The previous record of applications was 265,000, and as the rules of the reset program are relaxed, we expect the number of applicants to be even higher,” he said when he was appearing as a guest on “TV 3” program this morning.

In addition, Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud also called on small plantation / estate holders to participate in this RTK 2.0 program.

“Those small plantation owners with small plantations and rubber plantations, or the owner of a Tom Yam restaurant, can apply to the Immigration Department and we will approve it,” he said.

Also, addressing the high cost of hiring new domestic workers from Indonesia, Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud said employers can consider to apply for this registration.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced on the 10th of January, 2023 that the RTK 2.0 will be resumed from now until the end of the year.

He made the announcement at a press conference after attending a special meeting on foreign labor management chaired by the Prime Minister.

He said that under this scheme, illegal workers can choose to pay a fine to work legally in Malaysia, or voluntarily repatriate to their home country.

“The conditions set in the foreign worker recalibration program 2.0 2023 (RTK 2.0) are more flexible, but will not ignore national security concerns.”

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👉 FAQs’ For Recalibration Program (RTK 2.0) 2023

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The fee to hire undocumented migrants in this country under the Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK) 2.0 will remain at RM1,500, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.

“So far, there is no plan to reduce or abolish the fee. So it remains status quo,” he said in response to calls by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) to review the recalibration fee or compound.

On Jan 18, Immigration director general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud said that employers can start applying for recruitment of foreign workers through RTK 2.0 from Jan 27 until Dec 31.

The eight sectors allowed to recruit foreign workers are manufacturing, construction, mining and quarrying, security guards, services, agriculture, plantations and foreign maid.

RTK, which initially ended on Dec 31, 2022, was created to regularise illegal immigrants in the country so that they could be employed by qualified employers but subject to strict conditions set by the government through the Immigration Department and the Labour Department of Peninsular Malaysia.

The extension of the RTK and the creation of the Relaxation of Employment of Foreign Workers Plan were among the matters agreed upon in the special meeting on foreign worker management chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Jan 10.

Saifuddin Nasution said RTK aims to facilitate employers in hiring undocumented migrants already in this country, which is cheaper than paying recruitment agencies to bring in new foreign workers from source countries.

He added that last year, the government recorded over RM700 million in revenue through the recalibration programme.

As of Jan 22 this year, the Immigration Department recorded 1,484,677 foreign workers holding temporary working visit passes, of which 446,229 are from Bangladesh, Indonesia (399,827), Nepal (285,768), Myanmar (135,590) and India (81,002).

News source: Fee for labour recalibration programme to remain at RM1,500

中文：赛弗丁: 外劳重置2.0费维持千五

Malaysia Government has announced Recalibration program 2.0, please read the latest info here: 
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Employers can start applying for recruitment of foreign workers through the Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK) 2.0 from January 27, Immigration Director-General Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud said.

In a briefing session on the RTK2.0 here today, he said the application can be made now before they can receive an appointment date from the Immigration Department (JIM).

“Once they have an appointment date, the employers have to go to the Foreign Workers Division at JIM headquarters in Putrajaya or any state JIM office together with the registered foreign workers for verification.

“The approval process will take only one day to complete. Once complete, the employers have to take their foreign workers for medical examination by the Foreign Workers Medical Examination Monitoring Agency (FOMEMA) to ensure that they are healthy and able to work in their respective sectors.

“The next process will be the payment of recalibration fee, visas, temporary work visit pass (PLKS), processing fees and levies. When all documents are complete, the employers can print the PLKS,” he said, adding that JIM had never appointed any individual or agency as an agent or a middleman for the programme.

News source: RTK 2.0 Application Opens From January 27

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Domestic workers will be included for the first time in the Labour Recalibration Programme 2.0 (RTK 2.0) which will allow employers to legalise their foreign workforce.

The programme will begin next Friday, said Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

He said only eight sectors will be eligible for the programme and foreign workers must meet certain requirements.

“Only foreign workers under verified employers in the manufacturing, construction, mining, security, service, agriculture and farming sectors will be able to apply for RTK 2.0. We have now added the foreign maid sector as well.

“Eligible foreign workers include those who have been found to have either entered and stayed in the country using an unverified work visa, overstayed their work visa or violated their work visa’s terms and conditions on or before Dec 31, 2022.

“Those who have been registered in the Rehiring Programme and the 6P Programme are also eligible to apply,” he said during the press briefing session for RTK 2.0 at the Immigration Department headquarters here yesterday.

He added that foreign workers must also meet certain preconditions in order to be eligible.

“Foreign workers who have either been blacklisted or are on any suspicious persons list are not eligible.

“They must also have on them their travel documents from their home country that are at least still valid for a minimum of 18 months while also having been previously deemed ‘fit to work’ by the Foreign Workers Medical Examination Monitoring Agency (Fomema),” he said.

According to Khairul Dzaimee, the entire legalisation process under RTK 2.0 should only take up to three weeks as long as both employers and foreign workers have their respective required documents on hand.

“Employers must first apply for an appointment via the government immigration website, where they will receive an appointment date within three days.

“Employers must then accompany their qualified illegal foreign workers, along with any relevant documents, to the Immigration Department on the appointed date for verification of their documents.

“The verification process itself should be finished within the day itself, depending on the number of applications, after which immigration department officials will decide on the approval of each application.

“Rejected applicants can either choose to appeal or reapply at a later date, while those who are approved must undergo another health check-up by Fomema.

“Those who fail the check-up are returned to their home countries, while those who pass must pay the applicable fees based on the sector of the foreign worker.

“Foreign workers will then be given a temporary working visit pass (PLKS) after the payments are processed,” he said, noting that fees include recalibration, visa, PLKS, levies and processing.

“The total fee per applicant for those in the manufacturing, construction, mining, security and service sectors costs the most – at RM3,535. Those in farming and agriculture cost RM2,325 while those in the maid sector cost the least at RM2,095,” said Khairul Dzaimee.

He also talked about how the procedures for hiring new foreign workers have been streamlined.

“Employers first make their application to the Labour Department, and once approved, they must immediately pay the levy fees to the Immigration Department.

“After the process of identifying, (health) screening and verifying the foreign workers in their home countries, the workers are then given a single-entry visa with reference from Malaysia’s Immigration Department.

“Once they enter the country, they will then be given a special pass that will give them 30 days to undergo another health check-up by Fomema.

“Upon passing the test, they are then given a PLKS as proof of their status as legal foreign labour,” he said.

Khairul Dzaimee also confirmed that inspections to ensure employers adhere to labour laws will begin six months after the issuance of foreign workers’ PLKS.

He also stated that employers who fail to comply will face consequences based on the gravity of the violation.

The maiden labour recalibration exercise was held in November 2020 before ending in December 2021.

News source: Maids to be included in RTK 2.0

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The government today has agreed to extend the Labour Recalibration Programme 2.0 until the end of this year, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

He said the decision to extend the programme from last year was made during the foreign workers management special meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today.

Saifuddin said the programme was meant for foreign workers who were already in the country and did not possess full documents.

He said they could either pay the compound and continue working or opt to return to their country of origin.

“We find that this programme can provide work opportunities to foreign workers who are already here to serve in the seven main labour sectors, which includes domestic workers,” he said at a press conference at Perdana Putra today.

Also present was Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar.

Saifuddin added that the 1st edition of the programme which ended on Dec 31 last year, registered 418,649 foreign illegal workers while there were 295,425 who opted to return home.

Saifuddin said the government generated a revenue of RM700 million from compounds paid by the foreign illegal workers last year.

“The differences between the programme this year and last year is the stipulated conditions are more flexible without compromising the nation’s security elements,” he said.

News source: Labour Recalibration Programme 2.0 extended to year end

Malaysia Government has announced Recalibration program 2.0, please read the latest info here: 
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