 | Reduce foreign workers in stages Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the reduction of foreign workers must be done in stages to give enough time to prepare more local workers to take over the jobs.New Straits Times
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Tuesday, 12 March 2024 |
 | MEF: FOMEMA’s decision to proceed with Implementation of Yearly Health Examination of Foreign Workers and Increased Fee without Prior Consultation is undemocratic Malaysian Employers' Federation (MEF) was only aware of the requirements for foreign workers to undergo medical examinations every year and the increase in examination rates through FOMEMA's website and its social media.Press Release
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Thursday, 1 February 2024 |
| | MEF : Unfair for Fomema to Unilaterally Increase the fees and frequency of Foreign Workers Medical Examination The President of MEF, Datuk Dr. Syed Hussain Syed Husman P.J.N., J.P., states that “Businesses only get to know about the increase in fees and frequency of the foreign workers when visiting the FOMEMA website. Fomema announced that with effect from 16thDecember 2023 foreign workers need to do medical through FOMEMA every year and also increase their price. Press Release
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Wednesday, 17 January 2024 |
| | Let excess workers move elsewhere, says MEF Its president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said that while there may be oversupply in some sectors as mentioned by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, there was still a shortage of foreign workers in other sectors, especially in plantation and construction.
The Star
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Saturday, 21 October 2023 |
 | Association wants a say in matter The association representing barbershops wants to be directly involved in the distribution of the 7,500 foreign workers who will be allowed into the country.The Star
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Saturday, 23 September 2023 |
| | Don't burden employers with foreign workers' Covid-19 vaccine mandate, says MEF Its president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said employers should not be forced to bear the additional costs of vaccinating their foreign employees following reports that the government was considering making it compulsory for foreign workers to receive booster shots in Malaysia.The Star
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Monday, 6 March 2023 |
| | Replacing locals with foreign workers will have adverse effect on nation - MEF Malaysian Employment Federation (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said that difficulties in securing jobs would lead to locals migrating to other countries.Sinar Harian
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Thursday, 2 March 2023 |
| | MEF: Announcement By YAB Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim to stop services of third party agents to Recruit Foreign Workers will end Modern Slavery and Uplift Image of Malaysian Employers MEF President Datuk Dr. Syed Hussain Syed Husman P.J.N., J.P. stated that “the decision by the Unity government to stop using third party agents is indeed very timely as employers are currently faced with many other challenges in managing the costs of doing business.Press Release
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Thursday, 9 February 2023 |
| | Foreign workers needed to fill 'unwanted jobs': MEF Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the country relies on foreign labour, particularly for difficult and dangerous jobs in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, services, maids and informal sectors.The Sun
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Friday, 27 January 2023 |
| | Not fair to say bosses will exploit foreign workers with six-month grace period The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has called out a statement that the six-month grace period granted by the government for employers to comply with labour laws will lead to abuses of foreign workers.theVibes.com
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Saturday, 21 January 2023 |