Twenty-Five Nepalese Manpower Companies Withdraw Names from Malaysia’s Registration List

Twenty-five Nepalese manpower companies listed under Malaysia’s Foreign Worker Centralized Management System (FWCMS) have decided to withdraw their names from the system. During a discussion at the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment, Secretary General Hari Bahadur Dangi announced that there was unanimous agreement to immediately remove the names of all 25 companies. Business representatives opposed the system, arguing that restricting the connection to only a limited number of companies for Malaysian employers was an attempt at syndication.

Malaysia had listed only 25 out of approximately 1,200 licensed manpower companies authorized to send Nepalese workers as ‘Registered Recruitment Agencies’ within the FWCMS. Following protests from the business community, the Association suspended these companies’ memberships. It also decided to urge the government to take action against them.

Amid this dispute, the 25 companies registered with FWCMS have collectively agreed to exit the system. According to Secretary General Dangi, they reached this decision after concluding that restricting worker deployment solely to these companies was not beneficial in the long term. Consequently, the 25 manpower companies are now required to submit commitments to the Foreign Employment Business Association. The ministry had summoned these companies for discussions.

Youth, Labour and Employment Minister Ramjee Yadav, in talks with Malaysia’s Acting Ambassador, expressed the viewpoint that issues concerning labor migration should be resolved through bilateral dialogue and mutual agreement.