Desperate times: Goh, who was retrenched in May, worries about how he will make ends meet if he does not manage to find another job soon.
KUALA LUMPUR: In 2016, almost 40,000 Malaysian employees were retrenched from their jobs, according to data reported to the Labour Department.
As of June this year, 17,798 workers have been retrenched.
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