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Cuepacs secretary-general Ahmad Shah Mohd Zin said although the civil service was not affected by the foreign workers influx, it was nevertheless a worrying trend as it not only deprived Malaysians of jobs, but also caused social problems.

“We notice that there is an increase in crime in our country and this can be attributed to foreigners and jobless Malaysians,” he said.

Malaysians working abroad too are facing problems.

Ismail said Singapore had indicated that it would retrench about 500,000 workers and some of them would be Malaysians.

As a proactive measure, the Malaysian government has asked these workers to get themselves registered with the nearest labour office.

As of November, about 28,000 jobless Malaysians had registered with the labour department, and so far, the government has managed to find jobs for about only 6,000.

A recent report in The Sun newspaper said between 2,000 to 3,000 jobless Malaysians get registered with the ministry every month. Given the global meltdown, the figures are expected to rise in the coming months.

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