Liow: M’sia must reduce dependency on foreign labour in long run


KUALA LUMPUR: The country needs to reduce its dependency on foreign labour in the long run, said MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (pic), adding that the country could not just rely on these workers to enhance productivity.

Liow further advised businessmen to mechanise production in order to replace manual operations.

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