'We need 1.7m foreign workers, but stats show we have 3m'

comments     Shakira Buang     Published     Updated

The Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) has stated that Malaysia does not need 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers as the country already has a surplus of foreign workers.

MTEM chief executive officer Mohd Nizam Mahshar said the country only needs 1.72 million migrant workers.

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