KUALA LUMPUR: Claims that the number of foreigners working in the country has reached 5.5 million are untrue.
The Home Ministry told the Dewan Rakyat on Monday that based on Immigration Department records as of Jan 31 this year, there are 2.08 million foreign workers holding valid temporary work passes.
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