Tag - Human Resources Minister

Over 150,000 foreign workers expected to arrive soon, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 152,158 foreign workers are expected to arrive in the country, says Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. He said this is to meet the demand of local industries that had trouble filling positions due to the lack of local human resources. Sivakumar added that there are also already over 1.83 million foreign workers...

Country’s Human Development Index up by 26% from 1990 to 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Human Development Index (HDI) made an impressive leap of 26% from 1990 to 2019, says Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. "Malaysia has posted an impressive performance from a mere 0.643 on the HDI in 1990 to 0.810 in 2019," he said in his keynote speech at the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) National Conference...

Details of foreign worker approvals for three sectors to be discussed at Sept 8 Cabinet meeting

PETALING JAYA: Details on the number of foreign worker applications approved for recruitment in the barbershop, textiles and goldsmiths' sectors will be discussed at Friday's (Sept 8) Cabinet meeting, says V. Sivakumar (pic). "If there is (more information), we will announce it later,” the Human Resources Minister told a press conference after officiating at the National...