Red tape deterring employers from hiring foreign spouses, says MEF

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MEF president Syed Hussain Syed Husman says uncertainties over the duration of their stay hampers their ability to find employment.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/22/red-tape-deterring-employers-from-hiring-foreign-spouses-says-mef/  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 #Foreigners #Spouses #Employment #MEF

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00:00Employers are reluctant to recruit the foreign spouses of citizens due to excessive red tape,

00:08including uncertainties as to the length of their stay in the country, says the Malaysian

00:12Employers Federation.

00:13MEF President Syed Hussein Syed Husman said the wide discretion given to the immigration

00:19department to issue and renew long-term social visit passes hampers the ability of foreign

00:25spouses to find employment.

00:27He said LTSVPs are normally issued for between one and three years, while their renewal is

00:33entirely at the discretion of the authorities, creating uncertainty for potential employers.

00:39Syed Hussein suggested that the Home Minister simplify the LTSVP procedure for foreigners

00:45legally married to Malaysian citizens.

00:47However, he cautioned against granting foreign spouses an automatic right to work as it may

00:52give rise to misuse and exploitation by certain quarters.

00:56However, William Ng, chairman of the Small and Medium Enterprises Association, disagreed,

01:02saying the risk of abuse was minimal when compared to the benefits such a move could

01:06bring.

01:07He said Malaysia's economic development benefits from an inclusive, all-hands-on-deck approach

01:13that should naturally involve foreign spouses residing in the country.

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