The government will open up recruitment of migrant workers from 15 countries to be employed in three main economic sectors – construction, manufacturing and service.

Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin made the announcement yesterday following Indonesia’s decision to impose a temporary freeze on its workers entering Malaysia over alleged breach of terms in the recently signed domestic worker memorandum of understanding between the two countries.

Hamzah was speaking at a joint press conference with Human Resources Minister M Saravanan at the Bukit Aman police headquarters after a joint committee meeting on migrant management.