Cabinet halts intake of new foreign workers, says Zahid

Filepic of migrant workers in Malaysia.

BAGAN DATOH: The Cabinet has decided to halt the recruitment of new foreign workers into the country, said Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The Deputy Prime Minister said this also meant that the initial plan to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers was officially scrapped.

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