ONE MONTH TO EDUCATE EMPLOYERS ON FOREIGN WORKERS

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- For one month beginning Tuesday, the
immigration department will educate employers nationwide that it is an offence
to deployforeign workers as front-liners.

Those who fail to cooperate will face the wrath of the law, said department
director-general Abdul Rahman Othman.

He said the education process would include providing brochures, dialogue
sessions with employers and meetings with organisations involved.

Speaking to reporters here Tuesday, he said employing foreigners as
front-liners was an offence under the Immigration Regulations 1963, adding that
the department had not approved any request to put foreign workers as
front-liners, except for security services.

Meanwhile, Abdul Rahman said the department would not hesitate to act
against employers who reaped benefits by avoiding higher levies when hiring
foreigners to work.

"This will only incur losses to the government," he said.
-- BERNAMA