Levy will be a burden, say firms


PETALING JAYA: Manufacturers say the doubling in levy for foreign workers in the manufacturing industry will cause a heavy strain on the industry.

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) president Datuk Seri Saw Choo Boon described the increase in levy as “quite sudden”.

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