KUALA LUMPUR – The government reiterated its stance on the freeze of foreign labour recruitment and priority on creating employment opportunities for locals.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said despite pressure from sectors needing foreign labour, the government wanted the job vacancies to be filled by local workers.
He said Malaysians, especially youths, are advised to register under the MYFutureJobs programme, which offers various job opportunities, especially in the agriculture, services, plantation, and construction sectors.
“We are still facing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of the movement control order. We do not allow the recruitment of foreign labour. We want our people to have jobs,” he said on the Ruang Bicara Bernama TV programme here tonight.
Saravanan said that before the implementation of the MCO last year, 1.7 million registered foreign workers were recorded, a number that declined after about 500,000 returned to their countries of origin. – Bernama, May 21, 2021
