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M’sia aims to reduce low-skilled foreign workers |
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Friday, 18 May 2012 |
Wednesday May 16, 2012
By CECILIA KOK
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia aims to slash the number of low-skilled foreign workers in the country by around 10% to 20% over the medium term as it moves towards becoming a high-income economy by 2020.
According to International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, reducing the number of low-skilled foreign workers in the country is high on the agenda, as the huge presence of these workers has long been a major drag on Malaysia's productivity growth. |
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