Short Position - Labour, TH Heavy, prosperity

The fact remains that Malaysian businesses have relied on foreign workers to compete for far too long. Instead, they should be either looking to automate or live with the fact that any ill- treatment of workers will eventually get them red- flagged.

Labour issues

THERE is a lot of news coverage these days about the labour issues facing a number of manufacturers in Malaysia.

Billions of ringgit in market capitalisation have been wiped out of the stocks of certain companies which have been allegedly ill-treating their workers. Who is to blame? If an organisation has been treating its workers fairly, then it has nothing to worry about.