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Foreign workers should focus only on 3D jobs, Johari says

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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  • Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said foreign workers should eventually be used only for difficult, dangerous and dirty jobs.
  • He said industries should reduce their current dependence on foreign workers and speed up automation.

Foreign workers in Malaysia should eventually be limited to jobs classified as 3D, meaning difficult, dangerous and dirty, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said.

Johari said industries could no longer depend on foreign workers at current levels. Instead, he urged companies to accelerate the use of automation in their operations.

Foreign workers in the future should only be used for jobs that fall under the 3D category, namely difficult, dangerous and dirty.

· Johari Abdul GhaniMalaysia's investment, trade and industry minister outlined his view on the future role of foreign workers.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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