Replace migrant worker MoU with legally binding document, govt told

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Charles Santiago says the agreement needs to outline clear rules on the treatment and mobility of migrant workers while establishing legal accountability.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/10/11/replace-migrant-worker-mou-with-legally-binding-document-govt-told/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AnwarIbrahim #CharlesSantiago #Bangladesh #MoU

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00:00Former MP Charles Santiago has urged the government to replace its Memorandum of Understanding

00:07with Bangladesh on the recruitment of foreign workers with a legally binding document.

00:13Santiago said the existing document needs to be rewritten to outline clear rules regarding

00:18the treatment and mobility of migrant workers.

00:21He said the new agreement should also incorporate the Employer Pays Principle, which requires

00:26employers to bear the workers' flight tickets and recruitment fees.

00:31Santiago said several large firms in Malaysia had already adopted this policy to keep workers

00:36from being forced to pay for their recruitment and passage to Malaysia.

00:41He also said the revised agreement should include a mechanism that would allow migrant

00:45workers to put aside a portion of their earnings as savings.

00:50Last week, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia would prioritise taking in Bangladeshis

00:55who lost the opportunity to seek work due to political turmoil in their home country.

01:01Natasha Buzd, FMT News.

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