Saravanan: 111,807 applications for foreign workers received


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 111,807 applications to hire foreign workers have been submitted to the Human Resources Ministry since it was opened on Feb 15, says minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

He said 77,848 applications were for workers in the manufacturing sector, followed by plantation (13,119), service (10,611), construction (8,530) and agriculture (1,699).

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