Govt may allow refugees to be hired for low-skilled jobs


KUALA LUMPUR: A plan to allow hiring refugees for low-skilled jobs is being looked into by the government, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) said the positions would be filled from the existing foreign labour quota of employers.

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