DPM: Indonesians still largest group of foreign workers


Indonesian workers pouring concrete at a construction site in Kuala Lumpur. - Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesians still make up the largest group of foreign workers in Malaysia, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

In a written response to Datuk Mohd Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz (DAP-Raub), Dr Ahmad Zahid said that there were 792,571 Indonesians who had foreign workers’ permits (PLKS), as of February 29 this year.

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