PUTRAJAYA (Dec 19): Malaysia and Bangladesh on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers, effective for five years until December 2026. The MOU was signed by Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan and Bangladesh's Expatriates' Welfare & Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad here on Sunday. He said the SOPs cover four phases, namely pre-release, upon arrival, after arrival (quarantine), and post-quarantine. In the arrival phase, the foreign workers will only be allowed to come in through one international entrance, namely the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, for air travel. "In the post-quarantine phase, the foreign workers will be taken to their respective work places and undergo health checks by Foreign Workers Medical Examination Monitoring Agency," he said.

Source: The Edge Markets December 19, 2021 21:27 UTC