Govt never restricted Malaysians from working abroad - Saravanan

The government has never restricted Malaysians who wish to work overseas, but it is subject to the terms, conditions and legislation of the respective country, said Human Resources Minister M Saravanan.

In a statement today, he explained that there may be confusion over the alleged restrictions on Malaysians working overseas after the issue of the plantation sector workers scheme in Australia was raised in the Dewan Negara recently.

On Oct 11, Deputy Human Resource Minister Awang Hashim told...