Boosting prospects in sanitation careers

Ahmad Husaini (centre, second row) with recipients and attendees at the 2024 Sanitation Workers’ Day Appreciation ceremony in Seremban. — Bernama

Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) aims to reduce the sector’s dependence on foreign labour to 25% over the next five years.

Speaking in Seremban, Negri Sembilan, SWCorp chief executive officer Datuk Ahmad Husaini Abdul Rahman said there were currently 27,345 sanitation workers in the state, of which 32.58% were foreign workers.