PETALING JAYA: The implementation of a shorter working week would have attracted more local workers to take up jobs in sectors that are now facing a manpower crunch due to the shortage of foreign labour.
Thus, the government’s decision to defer the implementation of the new rules to Jan 1 from Sept 1 as originally scheduled is disappointing, said the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC).
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