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Removal of discretion in decision making by the online decision
algorithm will eliminate corrupt practices and delays in the approval
process.
Integration and digitalization of currently outsourced processes and
procedures will remove opportunities for corruption, rent seeking,
monopoly and market capture from preferential appointment of service
providers, and reduce the incidence of cascading and unnecessary increases
in fees and charges.

5. The online PLKS system may include the establishment of a portal as the repository
of information on the laws, rules, regulations and policies of employment to cover all
categories of foreign workers in Malaysia. This portal could serve as the one-stop information
centre for all interested parties to access any information regarding foreign workers.

6. The real time database will be managed by MOHR agencies for monitoring and
management of foreign workers and their employers.

III. The Undocumented FW Online System

7. The Independent Committee recommends that a new far-reaching comprehensive
amnesty program for regularization of undocumented workers be introduced and be
integrated as a separate module into the single online foreign worker application and approval
system and database within the comprehensive foreign workers management framework.
This new amnesty program (CLEAR2019) will be open for the participation of
undocumented workers for regularization over a 12-18 month period following the effective
operating date.

8. There will be an online segment for integrating selected undocumented workers into
the PLKS framework of the online system.

IV. The Expatriate Online System

9. MOHR working with relevant stakeholders in a subcommittee administering the
expatriate program, must design a module for management of expatriates to be integrated into
the single online application and approval system. Information from the expatriate module
will feed into the central database of the system.

10. With the online system the SOP of all agencies with oversight and regulatory roles
will be standardised. An algorithm for approval including the use of a dependency ratio quota
mechanism (similar to the PLKS worker multi-tier levy system) will be developed and built
into the module to remove as much as possible discretion in the decision making process for
approvals. In particular, the criteria for determination of the need for the expatriate and the
strategic importance of the industry asking for such skilled professionals within the
government’s growth objectives will need to be identified and quantified within the decision
algorithm.

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