KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 31,161 workers have been retrenched or laid off through voluntary separation schemes (VSS) between Oct 1 and April 15 this year, says the Human Resource Ministry.
Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said 16,288 local and 7,164 foreign workers had been retrenched during the period while 6,921 local and 788 foreign workers had been laid off through VSS.
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