No deadline extension for hiring of migrant workers - Saifuddin

The government does not plan to extend the deadline for the hiring of migrant workers, including Bangladeshis, into the country through the Labour Recalibration Programme 2.0 which ended on May 31.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said he felt the period given by Malaysia was reasonable for managing all migrant worker procedures.

“When we fixed the date (May 31), we factored...