The government believes this will lead to more employment opportunities for locals. An economist and the Malaysian Employers Federation offer their take on whether this approach will help tackle rising unemployment rates.

Produced by: Tasha Fusil

Presented by: Kelvin Yee, Hezril Asyraaf

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Tags:  Evening Edition,  foreign workers,  foreign labour,  migrants,  economy,  workforce,  unemployment,  Government/Regulatory/Policy Making,  Politics, News, Current Affairs