Businesses prefer local workers, there’s just not enough of them


PETALING JAYA: The business community does not favour foreigners over Malaysian workers, says the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).

Its president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai said companies, however, have been hampered by the insufficient supply of local workers.

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