Talks held to lift freeze on foreign worker recruitment for barber, goldsmith and textile shops, says HR Minister


PETALING JAYA: Discussions to consider lifting the freeze on foreign worker recruitment for barber, goldsmith and textile shops have been conducted, says the Human Resources Minister.

"I've had discussions with the Home Minister and Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister today (March 24) regarding the freeze of foreign workers for the textile, barber and goldsmith subsectors.

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