EVERY year Malaysia loses millions of ringgit in foreign exchange when the large number of overseas workers here send their money back to their countries.
The Economic Report 2010/2011 by the Finance Ministry stated that there are 1.8 million registered migrant workers in Malaysia. From those total, 38.2% were employed in the manufacturing sector, 16% in construction and 14.2% in the plantation sector.
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