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TAIWANESE INVESTORS LAMENT MANPOWER SHORTAGE AFFECTING PRODUCTION





SUNGAI PETANI (Malaysia), April 30 (Bernama) -- Taiwanese investors are
lamenting that manpower shortage, especially of foreign workers, is affecting
production at their plants.

International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mukhriz Mahathir said
investors were also disgruntled over the delay in obtaining work permits for
foreign workers.

"This, they say, will result in orders not being delivered on time. They
also face being slapped with a fine for late delivery," he told reporters after
a dialogue session with Taiwanese investors here Friday.

Mukhriz said investors were keen on securing foreign workers as they were
hardworking and productive when compared with their local counterparts.

"They are requesting that the government look into their plight. We will
help but we also want the locals to step up their productivity to be at par with
foreign workers," he added.

The deputy minister also called on foreign investors to offer better wages
in line with Prime Minister Najib Razak's vision for industrial workers to
obtain higher salaries.

He said investors should consider higher wages to spur locals already in
thier employment to step up productivity and to attract more locals to join the
manufacturing sector.
-- BERNAMA


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