Malaysians Prefer to Be Food Delivery Riders Than Take 3D Jobs
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Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said that Malaysians would rather become food delivery drivers and earn more cash than join the 3D (dirty, dangerous and difficult) industries.
He said that despite the government's best efforts to put Malaysians first to fulfil these industries' shortages, there were no takers for the 3D jobs.
When asked about reducing the number of foreign workers coming into Malaysia, the minister said that the scenario and industries have changed. He added that the locals prefer to work as delivery riders instead of plantation workers, which is why the nation must move forward to bring in workers and roll out automation.
First batch of foreign workers have entered Malaysia
In a press conference yesterday, Sarananan stated that 24,560 foreign workers were expected to finish their interviews by April 27.
He said these foreign workers were part of the first batch scheduled to enter the country. Another 154,560 workers were also anticipated to come in after finishing their verification process in six weeks.
He said that as of April 7, the ministry had received 519,937 applications across all sectors. However, 290,937 applications did not click the send button. Therefore, the human resources ministry is in the midst of contacting them to guide them on how to complete the applications.
The minister added that roughly 40,000 applications were immediately rejected for several reasons, such as not following guidelines and incomplete forms.
From 1.7 million foreign workers to 1.17 million
Saravanan said that there were 1.7 million foreign workers in Malaysia before the pandemic, and there were now 1.17 million of them left. According to the total number of new applications, he said that one could see it was almost the same number of workers that had left.
The minister said industry players were upset when the government did not let foreign workers enter, and it was unfair to them as they continued to suffer losses. He added that the plantation industry alone suffered RM20 billion in losses, but now they are moving forward.
He explained that no foreign workers have entered for the last two years, and before this, some higher officers could approve the applications and oversee such issues. That is no longer the matter as everything is done online.
He said the ministry also shared all the applications among relevant government departments and agencies.
Saravanan said the Home Ministry had frozen the recruitment of foreign workers in sectors such as textile, barbershops, scrap metal and goldsmith shops. However, if there is a dire need to fill vacancies in the above sectors, the human resources ministry would bring the matter for further discussion.
Source: The Star