KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 3 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has assured that the mandatory Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution on foreign workers will remain at 2 per cent.
He was while there were proposals for 12 per cent, the Cabinet has decided to go with 2 per cent.
"The foreign workers EPF contribution must be done. But there was some confusion that it will be cumulative.
"So we kept it at 2 per cent, which is very minimal, the initial proposal was 12 per cent, the Cabinet did consider the appeal by the Chambers... and we will stay at this for some time until things are much better.
"There's no worry about having it cumulative unless Steven Sim (human resources minister) feels strongly to increase, otherwise we will kee...