The appeal comes after two recent surveys revealed an acute shortage of foreign workers in several sectors which could hamper the nation’s economic recovery.
Soh said a survey of 252 manufacturing companies by FMM shows a shortage of about 22,000 skilled and unskilled workers. Besides the FMM survey, Soh noted that a separate survey by National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Malaysia on 835 companies reveals a shortage of 77,721 workers in the manufacturing sector.
“As it is, many of our industries had their contracts in the second half of 2021 reviewed during the lockdown period due to their inability to fulfil their order obligations, which severely impacted global supply chains,” he said. Wong, who is also president of Gabungan Persatuan-Persatuan Restoran dan Kedai Teh Koo Soo Pan Malaysia, added that the situation is likely to worsen.
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