KUALA LUMPUR: The 1.5 million workers from Bangladesh who are expected to be brought in over the next three years are not an add-on to the already overflowing number of migrant workers, but a replacement for the illegals to be sent back.
“Frankly, we need the 1.5 million workers,” said Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
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