Investment, trade and industry minister Johari Ghani said companies that have been operating in Malaysia for 10 to 20 years continue to rely on foreign labour despite the country producing more than 400,000 TVET students and graduates who could take up these jobs. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Some companies are paying local technical and vocational education and training (TVET) graduates the same wages as foreign workers, undermining efforts to encourage more Malaysians to take up jobs currently held by migrant workers, says Johari Ghani.
The investment, trade and industry minister said some companies were also placing local workers in accommodation designated for foreign workers, forcing the graduates to pay rent to live outside the designated areas.
