Industries warn labour shortage will have domino effect


PETALING JAYA: With 10,000 domestic workers scheduled to arrive from Indonesia after the Hari Raya holidays, industries that rely heavily on foreign workers also want their applications expedited.

Lamenting the slow recruitment process, they said they were continuing to incur up to billions of ringgit in losses each month while facing imminent legal repercussions arising from project delays due to the labour shortage.

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