KUALA LUMPUR: Barbers and goldsmiths in the country are among the sectors still experiencing a shortage of workers, said Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R. Ramanan. However, he said his team would not make any announcement on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources but would instead request an explanation from its minister, Steven Sim Chee Keong on this issue. ALSO READ: Foreign worker recruitment guidelines released for barber, goldsmith and textile shopsIn September, the Cabinet agreed to open a recruitment quota for 7,500 barbers, textile workers and goldsmiths in the service subsector. This followed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's announcement to reopen the recruitment of foreign workers for the three service subsectors which had previously been frozen since 2009. He said it included Program Pemerkasaan Usahawan Wanita (Puan), Skim Pembiayaan Ikhtiar (SPI), UDA Bizznita, TEKUNNita, as well as Successful Women Entrepreneurship Engagement Talent (Sweet).

Source: The Star January 21, 2024 13:02 UTC