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Table of Contents
ACRONYMS...............................................................................................................................................6
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .........................................................................................................................8

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................15
Appointment of the Independent Committee .......................................................................................15
Activities of the Independent Committee.............................................................................................15

Interim Report and Final Report...........................................................................................................22
CHAPTER 2: PRIMER ON THE LABOUR MARKET IN MALAYSIA...............................................24

2.1 The labour market in Malaysia.......................................................................................................24
2.2 Foreign workers in the workforce of Malaysia ..............................................................................24
2.3 Foreign workers in other countries.................................................................................................28

2.4 The contribution of foreign workers to economic growth and development .................................29
CHAPTER 3: CURRENT POLICIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN

MALAYSIA ..............................................................................................................................................31
3.1 Overall policy on governance for foreign worker management.....................................................31
3.2 Designated economic sectors and subsectors .................................................................................32

3.3 Designated source countries ...........................................................................................................33
3.4 Undocumented workers..................................................................................................................34
3.5 Malaysian employment and other applicable laws covering foreign workers................................34

3.6 International conventions and norms covering foreign workers ....................................................34
CHAPTER 4: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES ARISING FROM CURRENT POLICIES IN THE
MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS ............................................................................................35

4.1 Shortcomings of overall policy on governance for foreign worker management ..........................35
4.2 Complaints on the designated economic sectors and subsectors....................................................36

4.3 Criticisms on the designated source countries .................................................................................37
4.4 Complaints on handling of undocumented workers .......................................................................37
4.5 Violations of Malaysian employment and other laws and international conventions or

practices ..........................................................................................................................................37
4.6 The lack of an end-to-end online system and an inadequate database of foreign workers.............38

4.7 Complaints about enforcement policies..........................................................................................40
4.8 Corruption and rent seeking practices ..............................................................................................41
4.9 Demands for prolonging the length of stay and levy payments for PLKS workers.......................42

4.10 Abuse and mistreatment of foreign workers.................................................................................43
4.11 Source country issues and MOUs.................................................................................................45
CHAPTER 5: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVAMPING THE FOREIGN WORKERS

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM......................................................................................................................47
5.1 Overall policy recommendations....................................................................................................47

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