The Decent Work Agenda
Cooperation between the ILO and Malaysia takes place under the framework of the Malaysia Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2021-25 in line with the Twelfth Malaysian Plan (2021-25) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Presently, ILO development cooperation in Malaysia covers the following areas: labour law reform; labour law compliance; industrial relations and social dialogue; forced and child labour; supply chains; social protection; migrant workers and SME development.
Decent work
Therefore Agensi Pekerjaan Simplex sums up the aspirations all Foreign job seekers have for their working lives; for work that is productive, delivers a fair income with
- Job description and responsibilities
- Remuneration
- Holiday pay and sick leave
- Working hours
- Security
- Accommodation
- Social protection,
- Safeguards basic rights,
- Offers equality of opportunity and treatment,
- Prospects for personal development
- The chance for recognition
Ensure that they understand the employment contract before they sign.
Our central efforts is to reduce poverty and is a path to achieving equitable, inclusive and sustainable development. Ultimately decent work underpins peace and security in communities and societies.
Fair and responsible recruitment service of foreign workers
Policy on ZERO recruitment fee
- Workers shall not be charged any fees or costs for recruitment, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, including costs associated with travel, processing official documents and work visas in both home and host countries.
- No recruitment fees or related costs should be charged to, or otherwise borne by employers.
- Workers and jobseekers should not be charged any fees or related recruitment costs by an enterprise, its business partners or public employment services for recruitment or placement, nor should workers have to pay for additional costs related to recruitment.
- Enterprises and public employment services should communicate this policy externally via guidelines and other means including contracts to all prospective and current business partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Enterprises should determine whether private employment agencies and other labour recruiters charge recruitment fees to workers or impose other related costs on them, and should not engage workers through agencies and other labour