Levy to ensure bosses care for workers’ welfare


Minister in the Prime Ministers Department Datuk Paul Low

KUALA LUMPUR: The Govern­ment’s move to make it mandatory for employers to pay the levy for foreign workers is to encourage them to take responsibility for their workers’ wellbeing.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Paul Low (pic) said the new ruling under the Employer Mandatory Commitment (EMC) was to strengthen the hiring system so that foreign workers were not viewed as expendables.

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