PETALING JAYA: The move to have a one-stop centre for Labour Recalibration Programme 2.0 (RTK 2.0) verification at the Immigration headquarters in Putrajaya is good news for stakeholders.
Malaysian Employers Fede-ration (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the one-stop-centre would encou-rage more employers to register illegal foreign workers.
“We hope the verification will be quickly completed,” he said.
“The move to issue temporary employment visit passes [PLKS] to foreign workers will save much waiting time, thus enabling these workers to be legally employed immediately.
“We also hope that more one-stop centres will be set up in major cities and towns to allow employers outside of Selangor and the Federal Territories to legalise illegal foreign workers in an efficient manner,” Syed Hussain said when contacted.
He expressed MEF’s gratitude to Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail for setting up the one-stop centre.
Saifuddin Nasution told the press on Friday that registered employers and workers could go to the one-stop centre for the RTK 2.0 verification process without a prior appointment.
The move, he said, was to allow employers to register and expedite the RTK 2.0 process through the issuance of the PLKS.
On the decision to open a Putrajaya passport office at Shaftsbury Putrajaya Mall in Precinct 1, Syed Hussain said it could reduce congestion, especially during peak hours, and greatly assist the public.
Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia president Ding Hong Sing said the one-stop centre would cut down time spent on the application process.
“This is where a government should be heading to as we are in the digital era. If we continue to impose time-consuming paperwork and applications, it only hinders our progress,” he said.
“But having said that, we hope the process is more transparent because we do not want to be caught off-guard when something goes awry in obtaining workers.”
Malaysia and Singapore Coffee Shop Proprietor General Association president Wong Teu Hoon said the move was good for all industry players.
