Employers: Refugees can fill the labour gap


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 23 Jun 2019

ALLOWING refugees to work can address Malaysia’s labour shortages, says the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).

However, many of the employers interested in employing refugees who are here are wary about doing so as it is considered illegal in Malaysia, says its executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan (pic).

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