MALAYSIA: Carrefour To Remove International Workers

Carrefour Malaysia has said it will phase out all its foreign workers, by not renewing their contract when it expires, as it moves to having a locals-only staff. Shafie Shamsuddin, MD of the local Carrefour unit, said the company currently employs around 350 workers from Indonesia and Bangladesh, and this number will be gradually reduced as their contracts expire. 

Currently, Carrefour has 17 outlets with more than 4,000 workers, and Shamsuddin added, "In the past three months, we have been employing 600 local workers and we are planning to grow our business gradually".

Namnews - Tuesday 17th March 2009