CNI News

4 June 2024

Brokers from nominal agencies in Malaysia are recruiting foreign workers although Malaysia has suspended recruiting workers from foreign countries including workers from Myanmar, those who are staying in Malaysia told CNI News. 

Malaysia has allowed foreign workers who had been included in the demand letters to apply for visa until the end of April and they were allowed to enter Malaysia until the end of May at the latest. 

So, those who wanted to come and work in Malaysia should not believe the brokers easily, those who are staying in Malaysia told CNI News.

" The Malaysian government hasn't officially announced anything anymore. But some agencies have received being hire to find jobs for foreign workers in advance. They shouldn't do so without the Malaysian government's official announcement because those who want to go to Malaysia have paid advance money, but as Malaysia hasn't officially called recruits, they will probably have to wait a long time." said a Myanmar citizen who is living in Malaysia.

While seeing a factory

So, Myanmar citizens who will go abroad to work should study facts and information and read pieces of news, suggested the people staying in Malaysia. Because the legal foreign workforce was more than needed, it was more difficult for illegal workers to get jobs, U Barbu Gyi who is helping Myanmar citizens in Malaysia, told CNI News.

" Mainly, many contracted workers from Bangladesh arrived at the airport, but the companies that had called them were not able to come and take them away. So, in my opinion, any factory won't call any foreign workers. At present, there are many employers who can't employ legal foreign workers in Malaysia." he said.

There has been an increase in the number of arrests again in Malaysia since May and many illegal Myanmar citizens were also arrested as well.

At present in Malaysia, arrests are being made in even places where no arrests were made before, according to the people staying in Malaysia.