Putrajaya has urged the construction sector to adopt industrial building system (IBS) technology to reduce the reliance on foreign workers but industry players believed that there are hurdles to clear before this can be achieved.

At the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) 63rd anniversary dinner last night, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said that adopting IBS technology - the colloquial term for prefabricated construction methods - would reduce the number of foreign workers...