15k ex-prisoners, inmates targeted to get jobs this year
The Human Resources Ministry, in collaboration with the Malaysian Prisons Department, is aiming for a total of 15,000 ex-prisoners, and Henry Gurney school inmates and convicts due for release soon to be given employment this year.
Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar said there are currently 77,000 prisoners who can become productive workers and be hired upon their release, thus reducing the country's dependence on foreign workers...
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