Saravanan says number of foreign workers in M'sia nearing pre-Covid-19 pandemic figures


PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri M. Saravanan says there are currently 1.24 million foreign workers in the country, almost the same figure as before Malaysia was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Human Resources Minister also denied claims by some DAP leaders that there was a shortage of foreign workers in the country for the past few weeks.

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