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                                <title><![CDATA[ The long walk to the border for Hari Raya Haji trip home ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The hustle and bustle at the Thai border is expected to continue even after the celebration as the workers then make their way back into Malaysia. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 1,120 foreign workers brought into Malaysia but left jobless, says home minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 01:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says this is an issue of foreign labour dumping. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Nearly a million employment quota bids for foreign workers approved as of mid-March ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Foreign labour, Malay reserve land on the agenda at Dewan Rakyat ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Malaysia's progress in becoming a carbon neutral country will also be raised. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 186,000 foreign workers needed in agricultural sector, says deputy minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 05:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A total of 3,000 foreign workers have been registered so far through the Labour Recalibration Programme 2.0 to fill the vacancies in the sector. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Labour shortages set up Malaysia for third year of palm oil losses ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Malaysian Palm Oil Association estimates only 12% of approvals for migrant workers granted to companies across all industry sectors in Malaysia have successfully translated into boots on the ground. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Foreign workers looking for jobs end up trapped in middlemen debt instead ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2022 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Many of them spend years paying off their debts, even if it means overstaying their permits. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt planning savings scheme for foreign workers to ensure they go home after 10 years ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2022/08/19/govt-planning-savings-scheme-for-foreign-workers-to-ensure-they-go-home-after-10-years</link>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Human Resources Minister M Saravanan says one of the conditions will be that their savings can only be withdrawn in their country of origin after this period of time. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ How the labour crunch could be good for late-night eating habits ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While the pandemic and foreign labour crunch have taken a toll on Malaysians' round-the-clock eating habits, this could also contribute to a healthier lifestyle. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ First group of workers from Bangladesh arrives in Malaysia ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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