This may be a ploy by employers to turn their backs on foreign workers already in the country, now rendered redundant by the MCO. FMTNews Covid19 MEF
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These tactics worked perfectly as the corridors of power were often complicit in enacting policies which enabled millions of unskilled foreigners find their way to work in Malaysia. Therefore, at a time when the economy is speedily buckling under the weight of the Covid-19 pandemic, MTUC is apprehensive over the real motives of the MEF with regard to foreign workers.
Many of them have valid, legal employment contracts, either with their agents or with the employers themselves. They should be given the same protection as locals under Malaysian laws.As such, the MEF has a moral responsibility in ensuring these workers are not victimised by their members. MTUC does not wish to see Malaysia being continuously targeted by the international community for ill-treatment of migrant workers.
These approvals are likely to be not relevant any more in view of the loss of jobs that will be caused by the impact of Covid-19. They only want you when they need to rake in the profits. When a catastrophe strikes, you are the first ones they want out. If the workers do not realise this by now, it is only their fault for allowing employers to continue exploiting them.
Knowing that this business was indeed huge and lucrative, the ruling political parties took advantage and were awarded the contract. They started treating foreign workers as mere commodities. If this whole system is cleaned up, there will be some form of control. At the same time, they employ foreign workers because they are allowed to pay them low wages. And these workers also need to send money to their families back home since it is a necessity.
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