Destination guide

🇲🇾 Working in Malaysia

Recruitment to Malaysia runs through approved agencies and employer quotas. Workers have arrived to find no job when quotas were sold twice.

Standard week

45 hours

Overtime (min.)

1.5×

Rest day / holiday

2× / 3×

Currency

MYR ≈ ৳28.5

Employment Act 1955 (2022 amendment): 45 hours/week; overtime 1.5×, rest day 2×, public holiday 3×.

Where to check officially

Visa status check

MyIMMs e-services (Immigration) ↗

Status enquiries for passes and visas, including foreign worker passes (PLKS).

Work permit & contract check

FWCMS, Foreign Workers Centralized Management System ↗

Malaysia processes recruitment, medicals and VDR here; a genuine job goes through it.

Regulator & government

Immigration Department of Malaysia ↗

Rules on foreign-worker passes and immigration notices.

Bangladesh mission (labour wing)

High Commission of Bangladesh, Kuala Lumpur ↗

Labour wing and consular help.

Scams we see in this corridor

⚠Quota or calling-visa scams, no real employer behind the approval
⚠Very high fees far above the government-fixed cost
⚠Workers stranded on arrival with no employer

Documents you should hold

📄 Passport valid for at least 18 months
📄 Calling visa / VDR approval naming your employer
📄 Signed employment contract
📄 FOMEMA-recognised medical in Bangladesh
📄 BMET emigration clearance (smart card)
📄 Pre-departure orientation (PDO) certificate
📄 Issued e-ticket with a 13-digit ticket number

From Bangladesh

Overseas Employment Platform (OEP), The government's digital system for the whole migration cycle: NID-verified registration, training and PDO, job matching, emigration clearance, the licensed agency list, and complaints if the job differs from what was promised.
OEP licensed recruiting agency list, Check that an agency's RL (licence) number and name appear on the government's official list. This is the main check for any recruiter.
RAIMS agency directory (BMET), A second official lookup for recruiting agencies, with licence details.
Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET), The overseas employment regulator: notices, maximum migration costs, training centres and links into OEP. 16135
Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, The parent ministry: policy, notices and links to BMET, WEWB, PKB, BOESL and OEP.
Probash Bondhu Call Centre, The government's 24-hour helpline for migrant workers and families: information, problems abroad and reporting fraud. From abroad: +880 9610 102030. 16135
Grievance Redress System (GRS), National online complaints system for government offices including BMET. Complaints against an agency or a job mismatch can also be filed in the OEP worker portal.
BOESL, Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Ltd, The government-owned recruiter for G2G and low-cost channels such as Korea (EPS) and Japan. Check genuine BOESL circulars here.
BAIRA member directory, The recruiting agencies' association. Secondary only, always confirm the RL on the OEP list.
Wage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB), Welfare-fund services: death compensation, repatriation, scholarships, legal aid and returnee support. 16135
Probashi Kallyan Bank, State bank with low-interest migration loans (instead of moneylenders), rehabilitation loans and remittance services.