The number of non-resident workers (TNR) reached its highest point ever in 2018, totaling 188,480 people at the end of December, data disclosed by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) show.
According to the report, which cites figures from the Public Security Police Force (PSP), 2018 registered year-on-year growth of 5 percent.
The hotels, restaurants and other similar establishments sector continue to employ the largest share of the TNR workforce with 53,064 workers (28.2 percent) followed by the construction sector with a total of 30,129 (16 percent) and domestic workers which totaled 28,692 (15.2 percent).
There was no change in the origin of such workers, with a large majority continuing to arrive from mainland China (62.5 percent), followed by the Philippines (16.7 percent) and Vietnam with 8 percent.
Indonesia is responsible for 5,308 workers (2.8 percent) and closing the top five is the neighboring region of Hong Kong with a total of 4,721 workers (2.5 percent).
The previous record high in the number of TNR was registered in 2015 when the number of workers reached 181,646, following year-on-year growth of 6.6 percent. RM
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