Three industry sectors allowed to hire foreign workers from 15 countries

By JOSEPH KAOS Jr and JUSTIN ZACK

KUALA LUMPUR: Three industries - construction, manufacturing and service - would be allowed to hire foreign workers from all 15 source countries.

Both the Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin and Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, in a joint press conference at Bukit Aman on Monday (July 18), said that this was agreed upon after a meeting earlier.

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