Private sectors told to look at alternatives rather than rely on foreign labour


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 23 Jun 2016

MONDAY, JUNE 13 KUALA LUMPUR- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak(filepic) breaks fast with media, at Dewan Besar, Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad, No.44, Jalan Utusan off Jalan Chan Sow Lin at 1745 (0945 GMT) KUALA LUMPUR- MATRADE press conference on Malaysia Export Exhibition Centre (MEEC), MEEC, Tingkat 2, East Wing Menara MATRADE, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah at 1030 (0230 GMT) KUALA LUMPUR- Science, Technology & Innovation Minister Madius Tangau attends the signing of collaboration proposal between Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation & France-based Cosmetic Valley, Bioeconomy Corporation office, level 16, Menara Atlan, Jalan Ampang at 1730 (0930 GMT)

KUANTAN: The Government will examine concerns about the shortage of foreign workers but Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pic) wants the private sector to look at the long-term effects of relying on foreign labour.

Najib said there were areas the Government could help with, but the private sector had to bear in mind the need to be competitive in the long term.

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