Cuts hit contract workers


Meeting of minds: Anwar receiving a courtesy call from Muhammad Shahrul in Putrajaya. — Photo courtesy of Anwar’s Facebook page

PUTRAJAYA: The move by PETRONAS to trim its workforce by about 10% involves mostly contract workers, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“It mostly involves contract (positions),” Anwar said when asked to comment on reports that PETRONAS would cut about 5,000 employees as part of a “right-sizing” process.

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