MEF backs hiring ex-convicts on parole as Malaysia grapples with manpower shortage, says help with rehabilitation

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Hiring those formerly incarcerated and are out on parole could be a way for Malaysia's employers to cope with the shortage in manpower, the Malaysian Employers' Federation has reportedly said., MEF president Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman said hiring parolees would help them rehabilitate back into society and prevent them from any possible relapse into criminal activities.

Syed Hussain said not all vacancies could be filled by parolees as it would depend on their existing skills and how quickly they could pick up the required skills, adding:"Those employed should also not be deemed as temporary replacements for migrant workers but rather an additional source of labour," he was quoted saying.

He said more than 1,000 former prisoners under phase one of the HRDF programme were given job offers in industries such as construction, transportation, farming, plantations and services.

The restaurant's director Muhammad Riyaaz Syed Ibrahim was quoted saying:"They were not problematic at all. I feel relieved to have become part of the parole programme of our prisons because they help with our manpower shortage."

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