No need for medical report of workers

Star: PETALING JAYA: Employers who have retained their foreign workers for more than three years need not provide a medical report when renewing their work permits.
According to a May 9 circular issued by the Immigration Department, foreign workers with a clean medical record for three consecutive years would be deemed free from contagious diseases.
The circular stated that employers only need to extend their work permits, unlike the old procedure when a medical report was required for the purpose.
Immigration Enforcement director Datuk Ishak Mohamed confirmed that the circular was sent to all states, and covered foreign workers in the construction, domestic, services and plantation sectors.
Previously, employers had to submit medical reports prepared by the Foreign Workers Medical Examination Monitoring Agency (Fomema).
Employers had to pay between RM150 and RM190 for the Fomema medical report.