this is conditional on Fomema health checks and immigration procedures, referring to the Foreign Workers' Medical Examination programme

the opportunity because of the movement control order and their employees have obtained a special permit for 30 days to allow these foreign workers a one-year extension on their temporary work permits

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Abdullah Sani had asked the minister if Putrajaya had any plans on implementing the RFID identity card which will contain the personal and professional data of the foreign workers, akin to other developed countries such as Singapore and Dubai

On the RFID card for foreign workers, we will study to see whether it can be implemented in our country. I would like to thank his honourable Kapar for his suggestion,” said Ismail

Ismail had also told the Lower House that currently there are 2,766 foreign workers whose temporary work permits have ended but the Home Ministry has decided to grant them and their employees some leeway.

In his reply to a supplementary question by Datuk Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid, the deputy home minister I thanked the Pakatan Harapan’s Kapar MP for the suggestion.

The government will study the possibility of implementing an RFID card for foreign workers in the country, Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said told the Parliament today