Malaysians with Singapore work permits are being encouraged to voluntarily contribute to the Employees Provident Fund to increase their retirement savings.
EPF (southern) regional director Nor Azhar Abdul Mokti said these workers were not required to contribute to Singapore’s Central Provident Fund (CPF).
He added the number was too large to ignore with about 300,000 to 400,000 commuting daily to the republic.
Nor Azhar said Johor Baru EPF was eager to meet associations or groups representing those working across the causeway.
“The main obstacle is timing because the majority of them start their commute early in the morning and only return late in the evening,” he said following a Johor media and stakeholder management (southern chapter) session at a hotel in Johor Baru.
