Foreigners make up 14% of 16.78 million workforce, Bangladeshi largest group, says Sim


PETALING JAYA: Bangladeshis are the largest group of foreign workers in Malaysia, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Human Resources Minister Steven Sim said that the total foreign workers in the country comprised 898,970 Bangladeshi, followed by 582,108 Indonesian and 370,127 Nepali workers.

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