Gov't aims to replace 5,000 foreign worker roles with local talent

Nearly five thousand employees of unaccompanied migrant children’s shelters in Arizona, Texas and California were temporarily “suspended” due to the halting of federal funds ordered by Donald Trump’s government, although many of them report on networks that these are permanent layoffs. “Because of the freezing of federal funds and an order to suspend our work by the Office of Refugee Relocation (ORR) we have had to make the difficult decision to…

Gov't aims to replace 5,000 foreign worker roles with local talent

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – More than 5,000 jobs currently held by foreign workers could be filled by locals in the coming years, according to the Second Minister of Finance and Economy. Speaking at the Legislative Council on Monday, Dato Dr Hj Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah said the Manpower Industry Steering Committee, which oversees foreign work permits, has projected that a significant number of these positions could transition to local workers. Between …