Businesses want foreign worker hiring freeze lifted
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should consider lifting the freeze on the hiring of foreign workers quota in view of the Migrant Repatriation Programme that starts on March 1, say trade groups.
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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should consider lifting the freeze on the hiring of foreign workers quota in view of the Migrant Repatriation Programme that starts on March 1, say trade groups.
PETALING JAYA: The business community does not favour foreigners over Malaysian workers, says the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).
PETALING JAYA: Language, culture and stability alone will not be enough to convince foreign investors to flock to Malaysia, say business leaders and economists.
Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Nivas Ragavan suggested that the government go for a progressive wage model in 4D sectors (dirty, dangerous, difficult and demeaning) in order to attract local workers first.
PETALING JAYA (ANN/THE STAR) – The impact of the Malaysian government’s decision to float the prices of chicken and eggs, expected to be announced today, may take some time, says an industry expert. Federation of Livestock Farmers Associations of Malaysia deputy president Lee Yoon Yeau said any impact could only be seen after a period […]