New IC system mooted


TAPAH: A new system – an identity card by sector – will be introduced to address the problem of foreign workers in the country switching sectors arbitrarily, says Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

He said the high demand in the plantation sector, following the increase in palm oil prices, saw plantation owners willing to pay more, resulting in workers switching to the sector.

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