War of words erupts over workers issue


A WAR of words erupted between Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan and Ipoh Barat MP M. Kulasegaran over the issue of foreign workers in critical sectors, with the ministry saying that an estimated two million foreign workers are set to enter the country soon.

Saravanan slammed Kulasegaran, who was the Human Resources Minister during the Pakatan Harapan administration, for imposing a moratorium on the recruitment of workers from Bangladesh on Sept 1, 2018.

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