Foreign Workers In Malaysia Statistics
Of these only about 2 7 million are legal foreign workers and the other four million are illegal foreign workers.
Foreign workers in malaysia statistics. In a parliamentary written reply yesterday the ministry of human resources said based on malaysia s immigration department s statistics the manufacturing sector employed the highest number of foreign labour. This statistic displays the number of migrant workers in malaysia in 2017 by country of origin. A worker collects palm fruit at a local palm plantation in shah alam outside kuala lumpur. Other areas of malaysia which are home to many foreigners include kuala lumpur sarawak pahang and penang.
According to the home ministry s statistics there were 728 870 indonesians working in the country. A total of 1 99 million foreign workers in malaysia were registered under the temporary visiting work permit pas lawatan kerja sementara as at aug 31 this year. Rising number of foreign workers in malaysia a worrying statistic. There are currently 1 781 598 foreign workers in the country as of 30 june 2017 says the home ministry.
Kuala lumpur oct 8. According to the latest statistics the states of sabah selangor and johor combine to contain nearly two thirds of all foreign workers in malaysia.