HR Ministry says 77,988 M'sians retrenched from March to Oct 16


KUALA LUMPUR: As many as 77,988 Malaysians from various occupations were retrenched from March to Oct 16 this year, based on data from the Employment Insurance System (EIS), says the Human Resources Ministry.

According to the Ministry, records by the EIS showed that the figure consisted of 11,584 in the managerial category, 22,647 in the professional category, as well as 17,019 under the technical and professional category.

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