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Table 4-20: Total number of full-time non-Malaysian employees profiled
Number Percentage
635 13%
Foreign Workers 4,358 87%
Total 4,993 100%
Expatriates and PR
More than 80% of expatriate / PR employees were from the education and manufacturing
industry, while majority of foreign workers were from manufacturing and agriculture, forestry
and fishing.
Figure 4-34: Percentage distribution of full-time non-Malaysian employees by industry
4.2.1 Non-Malaysian Employees: Countries of Origin
Approximately one-third of the establishments with non-Malaysian employees indicated
Indonesia as a key country of origin of their expatriates, PR and foreign workers. Other countries
mentioned by establishments as a key country of origin of their foreign workers were Nepal,
Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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