PETALING JAYA: The construction sector will be feeling a painful but necessary short-term pinch following the upcoming nationwide crackdown to flush out illegal immigrants, said the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).
Aside from the construction sector, MEF executive director Shamsuddin Bardan said, the plantation sector – especially in Sabah and Sarawak – would also be hit by the sudden shortage of workers that the major operation was expected to create.
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