Prompt action on foreign workers eases shortage faced by businesses – MEF

The prompt action to bring 373,459 foreign workers into the country via Visa By Reference based on employers' applications since January to 4th December, 2022, has eased the bottleneck faced by businesses in their daily operations and assisted them to meet their business requirements.

自 2022 年 1 月至 12 月 4 日，根据雇主的申请，迅速采取行动，通过 Visa by Reference 将 373,459 名外国工人带入该国，缓解了企业在日常运营中面临的瓶颈，并帮助他们满足了业务需求。

The figures were part of the overall 403,869 applications received by the Immigration Department.

这些数字是入境事务处共接获的403,869宗申请的一部分。

Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the assurance given by the Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail that the remaining 30,410 employers' applications for foreign workers would be processed and considered for approval within seven working days was indeed very assuring.

马来西亚雇主联合会（MEF）主席Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman表示，内政部长Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail保证，其余30,410名雇主的外国工人申请将在七个工作日内得到处理和批准，这确实非常令人放心。

"It shows Saifuddin's seriousness in addressing the issues faced by employers due to shortage of foreign labour."

“这表明Saifuddin在解决雇主因外国劳动力短缺而面临的问题方面的认真态度。

He said MEF appreciated the readiness of the minister to share the relevant details of the data on the current number of foreign workers in the country as these data would help stakeholders to make proper assessments on the additional number of foreign workers required by their respective industries, he said.

他说，MEF赞赏部长愿意分享该国当前外国工人数量的数据的相关细节，因为这些数据将有助于利益相关者对各自行业所需的额外外国工人数量进行适当评估。

Ads by Up to November 2022, there were 1,391,624 foreign workers with Temporary Work Pass (PLKS).

截至 2022 年 11 月，有 1,391,624 名外国工人持有临时工作准证（PLKS）。

The distribution based on sectors, among others, are manufacturing (510,507), construction (308,886), plantation (160,728), services (208,425), agriculture (110,598), foreign domestic employees (92,338) and mining/quarrying (142).

按部门划分的分布情况包括制造业（510,507人）、建筑业（308,886人）、种植业（160,728人）、服务业（208,425人）、农业（110,598人）、外籍家庭雇员（92,338人）和采矿/采石业（142人）。