KL to cull foreign workers in fishing

KL to cull foreign workers in fishing

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Intensifying Malaysia's crackdown on
foreign workers, the Terengganu State Fisheries Department said
yesterday it will reduce the number of foreigners working on
deep-sea fishing boats.

Director Abdul Rahman Mohamad said the majority of the 2,300
foreigners employed on the state's fishing boats were Thai
nationals. He did not say how many workers would be dismissed.

One measure will be to "tighten the conditions for the
issuance of permits to recruit (foreigners)," Abdul Rahman was
quoted as saying by Bernama news agency.

Stung by the regional economic downturn, Malaysia said
recently that an estimated 1 million illegal foreign workers
would be deported to provide jobs for locals. Most of the workers
are Indonesians employed at construction sites and in the service
sector.