7,500 foreign workers won’t cut it

Busy at work: Segar cutting a customer’s hair at his shop in George Town.

GEORGE TOWN: More foreign workers are coming into the country, but that may not be able save the many traditional barbershops from closing down.

The initial quota of 7,500 foreign workers to be shared by barbers, textile stores and goldsmiths is just not enough, says the Penang Maruthuvar Sangam (Penang Barbers Association).