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22 Aug

Guide Book On Wages Expected To Be Out Soon

The ‘Wages Guide Book’, which can serve as a reference source for job-seekers, workers and employers, should be made available to the public soon. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot said his ministry was now in the final stage of the publication process, adding 160 professions would be featured as the foundation for this guide book. There would be more professions to be added in future publications, he hinted.

Malaysia_Human_Resource_Minister_Richard_Riot“The objective of preparing this ‘Wages Guide Book’ is to put value to the skills of the job-seekers or workers, to act as a guide in determining initial basic salary in accordance with the person’s position and skills, and also as a benchmark for collective agreements and service contract negotiations,” Riot, who is also Serian MP, said in his remarks at the 12th convocation for training institutes in Sarawak Zone under the Labour Department at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) yesterday.

The ceremony marked the graduation of 345 trainees – 66 from diploma course and 279 from certificate courses – who completed their programmes at industrial training institutes (ILPs) in Kota Samarahan and Miri, as well as the Advanced Technology Training Centre (ADTEC) in Bintulu.

For the record, these training institutes under Labour Department have produced 8,178 skills-trained individuals in Sarawak since 2002.

Riot said these youths had made the right choice in pursuing skills training, and he further encouraged the certificate holders to upgrade to diploma level and then pursue degree programmes.

“Currently, the skilled workforce comprises just 27.1 per cent of the country’s total workforce. This is not enough for the country to achieve its highly developed nation status, which needs 40 per cent of its workforce to consist of skilled manpower with at least diploma-level qualification.

“Therefore, the steps needed to be taken to increase skilled manpower include encouraging youths to enrol at the 32 ILPs nationwide, including the eight ADTECs which offer diploma courses. The government has also approved for the setup of another ILP in Serian parliamentary constituency.

“We hope that these initiatives can increase the percentage of skilled manpower to (comprise) at least 35 per cent of the nation’s total workforce by 2020,” he said.

Riot also pointed out that the need for more skilled manpower had been emphasised under the 11th Malaysian Plan (11MP), where 60 per cent of the 1.5 million new jobs to be created under 11MP would require persons with technical, vocational education and training (TVET).

He said even in Sarawak, the industries in Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) should be creating 1.6 million new jobs by 2020.

He also assured Sarawakians that the government’s policy of prioritising 75 per cent of the jobs for the locals would remain as it is, although the country now has an estimated 3.6 million foreign workers – including 1.6 million who are legally documented.

Yesterday’s ceremony was also attended by Human Resources Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Adenan Ab Rahman, Labour Department director-general Datuk Chin Phaik Yoong, and Labour Department Learning Institutes (Eastern Region) chairman Mat Setia Mohd Raji.

News source: Borneo Post

 

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21 Aug

Malaysia SMEs Urge To Reduce Dependents On Foreign Workers

By reducing wet-trades through IBS, there will be less dependency on foreign workers and reduced fund outflows to their home countries as well as fewer inherent social problems involving these foreign workers.

mohammad_hardeeCONTRACTORS for developers using the efficient and environmentally friendly Industrialised Building System (IBS) can apply for the IBS Promotion Fund (IBS fund), which was mooted under the 2016 National Budget with an allocation of RM500mil.

IBS is a construction process that uses techniques, products and building systems that involve prefabricated components and on-site installation.

SME Bank acting chief operating officer (banking) Mohammad Hardee Ibrahim said the construction industry played a crucial role in the Government’s efforts to stimulate domestic economic activities.

“Being a global player in construction requires serious efforts towards adopting new systems and technologies with other developed and developing nations, which looks at reduced construction time, cleaner and neater environment for better site management and controlled quality to lower total construction costs,” he said.

By reducing wet-trades through IBS, there will be less dependency on foreign workers and reduced fund outflows to their home countries as well as fewer inherent social problems involving these foreign workers.

The IBS fund is to promote the purchase of fixed asset, renovation of plant or factory and working capital requirement for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which use the IBS method, including IBS components manufacturers.

One of the criterion includes having IBS certification from the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).

“CIDB will identify whether the project is IBS certified, and the respective projects must achieve a 70% rating or more,” he said.

He added that application can be submitted to any of the 38 SME Bank branches, or direct to the Business Banking Department in Kuala Lumpur with a 30-day turnaround time upon complete submission of documents.

With a minimum financing of RM500,000 to a maximum RM10mil per applicant, this will help small contractors who lack the financial back-up and maybe even allow them to set up their own manufacturing plants, including purchase machinery and pay suppliers for the purchase of IBS products.

“There are 8,201 registered IBS contractors and manufacturers in Malaysia, and we expect the fund to benefit about 125 SME entrepreneurs,” he said, adding that the interest rate of the fund is 4.0% per annum with maximum of five years tenure.

News source: TheStar

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19 Aug

Working In Project Sites Without Due Regard To Safety

The construction and manufacturing industries accounted for 37% and 22% respectively of all fatal injuries investigated by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), the report said. This high number of occupational accidents is due to lack of safety culture and non-compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994.

A REPORT in a local health and environment journal shows that the number of fatal occupational accidents in Malaysia has remained the same since 2009 despite the country aiming to reduce it by 20% by 2015.

The construction and manufacturing industries accounted for 37% and 22% respectively of all fatal injuries investigated by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), the report said. This high number of occupational accidents is due to lack of safety culture and non-compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994.

It has also been reported that a total of RM7.01mil has been paid by the Manpower Department to foreign workers who involved in accidents at the workplace in 2014. I am not surprised.

Just behind my office, there are two high-rise buildings being constructed. Safety rules are not followed at all. Most of the time, the workers do not put on their safety helmets or vests. Most of them don’t even wear safety boots. The safety net which is supposed to catch falling objects has large holes in it while the fence to prevent unauthorised persons from entering the site has collapsed in many places.

On paper, every worker has to attend a safety briefing before they can start working. But who monitors them at the work site? There is no point in DOSH taking action and shutting down a work site only after an accident has occurred. Prevention is better than cure.

LIONEL PERERA
Port Dickson

News source: TheStar

 

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10 Aug

MTUC: Putrajaya Must Have Clear Policy On Foreign Workers In Malaysia

The union has received information that foreign workers continue to arrive in the country in alarming numbers.

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The absence of a clear policy on foreign workers is not good for Malaysia’s image and reputation both in the domestic and international arena, MTUC Secretary-General N Gopal Kishnam has cautioned in a statement. “The government must have a clear policy to avoid confusion among all parties involved.”

It should at the same time help reduce the number of foreign workers in the country, he added.

He disclosed that MTUC had received information that foreign workers continue to arrive in the country in alarming numbers. “MTUC hopes the Home Ministry could clarify this matter. It must ensure no discrimination on the matter.”

The government, especially the Home Ministry must have a clear policy on the matter, he stressed. “MTUC is willing to share expertise and cooperation with the government, and all relevant ministries.”

He was commenting on a report in The Star on August 8 where the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) complained that it was confused by the current government policy on foreign workers.

The Union said that it agreed with the MEF and reiterated it was time for the government to make clear its stand on hiring new foreign workers. “As stated by the MEF, it’s a matter of national interest. An official announcement must be made as soon as possible so that everyone is clear,” said Kishnam.

The MTUC chief went on to suggest the government meet with all stakeholders, especially MEF and MTUC, to explain its current policy on foreign workers. “A single clear policy on employment of foreign workers was vital for the industry and the country in the long run.”

The MTUC had earlier warned on extreme dependence on foreign workers and called for the country to move forward from the current situation. It feels that industry and employers should work together with the government to reduce dependence on foreign workers.

News source: Free Malaysia Today

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08 Aug

Malaysia Foreign Workers’ Employers Still In The Dark

New Malaysia foreign workers are trickling into the country, leading to Malaysian employers pressing for a clear stand on the status of the freeze on such recruitments. Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said new workers had been arriving in Malaysia to fill critical shortages following an intake freeze in February and companies were thus confused as to whether the ban was still on.

Shamsuddin_BardanHe said employers had started applying for new workers since news reports emerged in May about a lifting of the freeze on hiring of such foreigners in the manufacturing, construction, plantation and furniture sectors.

However, there had been conflicting announcements since then, leaving employers scratching their heads.

Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Sakib Kusmi, also in May, said the Government would only ease the ban after its five-month rehiring programme for illegal foreign workers concluded on June 30.

On June 1, the Home Ministry announced it would not lift the blanket ban on foreign workers until it was convinced that employers, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), stopped using agents and took full responsibility of their workers’ welfare.

“There seemed to be different policy consideration. Many bosses are not sure if they can apply for new foreign workers,” Shamsuddin said.

He said it was time for the Government to make clear its hiring policy on new foreign workers.

“As a matter of national interest, an official announcement must be made so everyone is clear,” he said.

Shamsuddin said some employers could not wait and were already going to source countries to recruit workers.

This explained the long queues at Immigration counters by employers desperate to fill vacancies, he claimed.

These employers had resorted to such an action in view of the need to fill critical shortages as a result of the intake freeze in February, which reportedly led to RM24bil in losses.

Malayan Agricultural Producers Association (Mapa) executive director Mohamad Audong said they were expecting an official announcement after Hari Raya.

He said Mapa members needed 15,000 workers and were applying for new intakes of Indonesians and Bangladeshis to work in the oil palm, rubber and coconut plantations.

“The peak harvesting season has just started and will last for the next five months. If we don’t get workers, the fruits will rot,” he said.

(Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told the Dewan Rakyat on June 19 that the freeze had led to businesses losing RM24bil of which RM2bil was due to fruits left unharvested in the plantation sector.)

Mohamad said that not even a single foreign worker was hired to work in Mapa plantations during the Government’s rehiring programme because no one applied for it.

“The illegal workers already in the country would rather work in the services or manufacturing sectors,” he added.

Only 124,279 illegal workers out of the estimated 1.4 million in the country were reported to have been employed under the rehiring programme.

“The rehiring programme appeared to have not work,” he said.

MEF’s Shamsuddin said the rehiring programme was flawed.

The illegal foreign workers themselves, he said, should have been allowed to apply to be rehired, at no cost, instead of the employers doing so.

Subsequently, any employer with vacancies should be allowed to hire from the pool, he added.

For the long term, Shamsuddin acknowledged that employers must reduce their dependence on foreign workers through new technology.

He also pointed out that there were 500,000 unemployed Malaysians and called for this workforce to be maximised along with those above 60 years old who were still able to work.

“With the right national policy and incentive, we can reduce our need for foreign labour,” he said.

News Source: TheStar

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03 Aug

Not All Malaysia Foreign Workers Toiling In Low Skill Jobs

Being extremely enterprising, many have left their employment to start small-scale businesses in the major capitals of the country as government efforts to curb reliance on foreign labour fails.

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The old scenario of foreign workers toiling in low skill jobs in the country might not be true anymore. Workers who have stayed in the country for a while might be prone to move to greener pastures.

If documented foreign workers are 14 per cent of the total workforce then we can easily deduce that both documented and undocumented foreign workers would easily constitute about 30 per cent of the nation’s workforce.

It is no use for the government to raise a hue and cry about the large presence of workers in the economy if no consistent effort is undertaken to reduce their numbers to manageable proportions.

If employers are bent on using cheap and docile foreign labour, then there is nothing that the government can do to alter things in favour of local workers.

Moreover skilled workers constitute merely 30 per cent of the entire workforce and this means that foreign workers, in the absence of controls, can easily compete with unskilled local workers.

In fact, in many establishments that rely on cheap labour, foreign workers are preferred to local workers simply because these foreign workers can easily be controlled and manipulated to the whims and fancies of employers.

Insofar as foreign workers are concerned, the government is more willing to bend over backwards to assist unscrupulous employers on the grounds of an artificially created “labour shortage” problem. At times the government might stop the flow of foreign workers temporarily, but the flow of foreign labour, both documented and undocumented, has become a permanent aspect of the Malaysian labour landscape.

The primary reason we depend on foreign labour is simply because of the nature of the economy. We have uneven or lopsided economic development of the country.

While there are modern sectors dominated by foreign multinationals, there are also sectors that engage in primitive accumulation, in other words, rely on the extraction of cheap labour. The co-existence of these two sectors, although very contradictory, has thwarted the Malaysian economy from developing rapidly and, more importantly, shedding its image of reliance on foreign cheap labour.

There is another dimension to the significant presence of foreign labour in the country. This has to do with the nature of cronyism and favouritism. Since quick money could be made from the recruitment of foreign labour, those close to politicians in the ruling parties have formed hundreds of companies to recruit foreign labour. Such recruitment is extremely profitable and those who apply for licenses are expected to reap handsome profits from the exploitation of foreign labour. Who really cares about their welfare and their well-being?

The Deputy Minister of Human Resources, Ismail Abdul Muttalib, should not complain about the large presence of foreign labour in the country. Instead, he should be initiating steps to reduce their number in the country.

But then, given the structural position of the Malaysian economy, sectors still dependent on unskilled labour and the close and continuing nexus between labour recruiters and politicians, it would be unimaginable to reduce the number of foreign workers.

Despite the extreme exploitation, many foreign workers are still glad to make Malaysia their home. Being extremely enterprising, many have left their employment to start small-scale businesses in the major capitals of the country.

In Penang, despite strict laws, foreigners seem rather apt at opening up business establishments in George Town. A number of restaurants and grocery shops have been opened over the years. In some areas, the locals have rented their premises for foreigners to start their business.

While the mainstay of foreign workers in the country could be in the wages sector, the economic activates of foreign workers have become quite diversified over the years. In years to come, Malaysians will be frequenting restaurants and business enterprises run by foreign workers especially those from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Vietnam.

As it is, foreign workers have taken over as cooks and waiters in many of the restaurants in the country.

Well, if we can’t beat them, might as well join them in their efforts.

P Ramasamy is Deputy Chief Minister II Penang.

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14 Jun

Malaysia Foreign Workers Request To Work Overtime, Not Forced By Employers

Malaysia Foreign Workers Request To Work Overtime, Not Forced By Employers. Employers should not be faulted when individual workers request to work overtime on their own accord.

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Foreign laborers board a bus at the end of first shift at a construction site in Kuala Lumpur.

“In fact, there are some (private workers) who do not want to come here to work if their request is not met,” said Executive director of the Malaysian Employers Federation Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan when commenting on the number of Nepal workers who died of heart attack.

Nepal Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Niranjan Man Singh Basnyat was reported as saying 70 percent of the 461 deaths of Nepal workers in Malaysia last year was due to heart attack, basically suffered while sleeping, probably due to their long working hours.

“Their decision to work overtime was upon their own request,” Shamsuddin said.

He added that it would be unfair if the Malaysian government and employers were held responsible for such occurrence.

News source: Astro Awani

 

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05 Jun

No Lift On Ban On Foreign Workers In Malaysia Until Employers Stop Using Agents

The government will not lift the blanket ban on the intake of foreign workers until it is convinced that employers will stop using agents and take full responsibility over the welfare of their workers.

Nur JazlanDeputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said industry players especially those in the Small Medium Enterprises (SME) prefer using agents to hire workers in order to escape from being held accountable for their welfare.

“The blanket ban will not be lifted until employers especially the SMEs change their attitude.

“They are asking for more foreign workers to be allowed into the country despite the current numbers that we have, but they refuse to take responsibility over the welfare of their workers.

“So the ban will remain until we are convinced that they have stopped using agents’ services,” he said in a talk held at the International University and College (Inti) today.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on March 12 announced that the government had decided to stop the recruitment of new foreign workers including the initial plan of bringing in 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers.

Following the temporary freeze, sectors that are heavily dependent on foreign workers such as manufacturing complained that they did not have enough workers to continue their operations.

News source: NST Online

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05 May

Reducing Reliance On Malaysia Foreign Workers

The freeze on the hiring of foreign workers from February reveals how reliant Malaysia’s economy is on low-wage labour for growth. More engagement needed with industry to avoid labour shortage in certain sectors.

A rough calculation by Malaysian Palm Oil Association chief executive Datuk Makhdzir Mardan showed that in 2013, when the plantation industry had a shortage of 23,500 workers, the opportunity cost came to RM1.6bil. He points out that in 2013, one foreign worker who works as a harvester equalled RM500,000 in productivity.

While the over-arching industrial policy is to produce higher value-added goods and services, the truth is that large segments of the economy is still very much dependent on low-wage labour, particularly of the low-skilled foreign migrant-worker kind.

Migrant workers Manik and Mohammad Delowar, both 27 years old from Bangladesh, are two such workers working on the multibillion ringgit Sungei Buloh-Kajang MRT line. Manik has lived in Malaysia for the last eight years and has worked on three property projects before being employed to work on the MRT project.

Both earn a salary of between RM1,500 and RM1,600 per month, 75% of which is remitted home to support their families. Manik told StarBiz that the freeze, which came about after a public outcry over an agreement between the governments of Bangladesh and Malaysia to supply low-skilled workers, would definitely affect the flow of workers that wanted to work in Malaysia.

“I do not wish to go back to my country as I’ll not be able to find a job there,” he said, adding that unemployment in Bangladesh was high and he had to support a family of six.

Manik paid RM8,000 to an agent and waited a year before securing a job in Malaysia. He sold land and borrowed money in order to pay for the fees. Mohammad, who has been working in Malaysia for eight months, paid RM12,000 in fees.

Their experience tell the often unheard human story of foreign workers in Malaysia. These millions of workers who come from the most part from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines and Vietnam are familiar faces in various sectors of the economy. The construction and agriculture sectors cannot do without them while the services sector, especially the hospitality, food and beverage and security industries, have large numbers of foreign workers.

Although the low-cost model of growth has served Malaysia well in the 1980s and 1990s, it has also made local firms reluctant to adopt technology or more efficient ways of doing things. Malaysia’s membership of the Trans Pacific Partnership makes higher productivity and efficiency ever more urgent.

Economists argue that without a rise in productivity, measured in the production of higher value-added goods and services, wages will continue to be low. The large number of foreign workers with their lower skill sets and low wages makes things worse.

This is not to say that there are no higher value-added goods or services being produced, or that the Government is not encouraging it. The New Economic Model, together with the National Key Economic Areas, have identified various sectors and subsectors in which Malaysia can have a competitive advantage.

Leadership, clear-cut policy on foreign workers and investment in education as well as technology are just some of the issues that come into play as the country strives to reduce its reliance on low-wage workers and move up the value chain.

Master Builders Association Malaysia president Matthew Tee and Makhdzir agree that the adoption of technology and mechanisation will reduce dependence on foreign workers.

Tee said the Government should provide more incentives for construction firms to adopt more efficient processes such as the industrialised building system (IBS) that could reduce dependence on low-skilled migrant workers. He pointed out that reducing the import duties on construction machinery could also help.

Meanwhile, Makhdzir said more funds should be allocated to oil-palm research and development (R&D) to make the industry more competitive. “If we desperately need to make that progress, we need to put in more talent, and more money to make it competitive in terms of R&D,” he added.

Makhdzir said the policy needed to be more flexible where R&D was concerned as talent must be sourced from outside the country if necessary.

But in the meantime, the freeze on foreign workers is causing a lot of problems as news headlines in recent months show. The problem is particularly acute in the construction and agriculture sectors.

Tee said there was a shortage of 1.3 million workers in the construction sector and predicted a shortage of up to 2 million by 2020. “This will cause delay in projects which could result in liquidated damages by clients translating to thousands of ringgit per day,” he adds.

Tee observed that the government-initiated rehiring programme that in part would also legalise illegal foreign workers had only attracted 3% of the 1.7 million total number of illegal workers in the country. He said the requirements to legalise the workers were inflexible and because of that, many did not fit the requirements – one reason why the overwhelming majority had decided not to get properly documented.

He said firms wishing to hire workers under the rehiring programme found it more expensive than hiring fresh foreign workers. On the other hand, Makhzir said there needed to be leadership in tackling the issue while Tee said there needed to be more engagement with industry as the reaction from the authorities had been slow.

News source: The Star

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14 Apr

Malaysia Food Operators Associations Want Govt To Reconsider Freeze On New Foreign Workers Intake

Five main food operator associations in the country have urged the Malaysia government to reconsider its decision to freeze the recruitment of new foreign workers. Malaysia Singapore Coffee Shop Proprietors’ General Association president Ho Su Mong said food operators would be badly affected by the decision, with many of them forced to close their shop early due to lack of workers.

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Malaysia Singapore Coffee Shop Proprietors’ General Association president Ho Su Mong said food operators would be badly affected by the decision, with many of them forced to close their shop early due to lack of workers.

He claimed that 5,000 foreign workers would leave the country by June 30 and most of them would not return.

“Many restaurants may shorten their operating hours as they are depending on foreign workers.

“ln Sabah alone, about 2,000 restaurants will have to operate on a half-day basis due to the problem,” he said after holding a meeting with the representatives of the main associations here today.

The other associations were Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association (Primas), Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association, Perak Sundry Shop Guild and Malaysia Hawkers and Petty Traders Association.

Primas president T. Muthusamy said the government’s decision insisting only foreigners who were already in the country should be employed was not practical.

“Many of the illegal immigrants are not willing to come out and register for work,” he said adding that the associations had sent a memorandum on the issue to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi recently.

On March 12, Zahid announced employers were no longer allowed to take in new foreign workers and they should instead make do with those already in the country.

Zahid was quoted as saying that employers could take advantage of the rehiring programme as it would allow them to recruit workers from the existing pool of about two million illegal foreign workers in the country who did not come under official statistics of foreign labour.

News source: NST Online

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