MYANMAR migrant workers going to Malaysia will need to strictly follow health guidelines for respiratory diseases like tuberculosis, Safe Migration announced on 23 March.
The announcement was made after the Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM) said on its Facebook page that the resurgence of TB cases has been seen recently in Malaysia and suggested enhancing the effective treatment and prevention measures.
The Ministry of Labour has released the list of people approved for departure, and OWIC workers, either skilled or on leave, will need to leave by the prescribed departure date or resubmit the departure permit in compliance with specified rules if they want to change the date, it said. If any misconduct is found through the OWIC process, the card won’t be issued even if the worker, who is going to work in Malaysia by their own arrangement as a worker on leave, is included in the OWIC eligible list. In addition, the departure permit shall be sought at least five days in advance on weekdays after OWIC is granted and the air ticket is bought, it said.
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