Private sectors told to look at alternatives rather than rely on foreign labour


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KUANTAN: The Government will examine concerns about the shortage of foreign workers but Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pic) wants the private sector to look at the long-term effects of relying on foreign labour.

Najib said there were areas the Government could help with, but the private sector had to bear in mind the need to be competitive in the long term.

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