Malay MailForeign construction workers in Malaysia. Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran said on Wednesday (June 20) that the government will meet with its Singaporean counterparts to see if certain mechanisms of their foreign labour management policies can be implemented in Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran said on Wednesday (June 20) that the government will meet with its Singaporean counterparts to see if certain mechanisms of their foreign labour management policies can be implemented in Malaysia.
He said this was necessary since the country is currently facing problems in handling foreign workers.
“Some foreign workers who come here tend to run off once in Malaysia, or otherwise run off to work for other employers (whom they were not contracted to in the first place),” he said.
Mr Kulasegaran said Singapore’s foreign labour management is ‘fantastic’, adding that they seldom face issues with workers running away and that employers have a sufficient labour pool from which to draw workers.
“Currently we don’t have a system that can overcome these issues. So our attaché at the Malaysian high commission in Singapore will continue to discuss with their government,” he said.
As of June 30 last year, the Malaysian Home Ministry revealed there are approximately 1,781,598 registered foreign workers in the country.
Source: Malay Mall
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<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
