Industry players said while it welcomed the government’s efforts to train locals in supervisory roles in the construction sector, the urgent need was for workers in 3D – dirty, dangerous and difficult – jobs.
He warned that the dire shortage of workers plus the urgency to complete the projects might force many to resort to hiring illegal foreign workers. On July 11, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof had announced that the Construction Industry Development Board was setting aside RM70mil for the implementation of several strategic programmes to help the industry affected by the movement control order , including for some 3,700 local construction workers and youths to be trained in project supervision and management.
“We are also hoping for the Temporary Measures Bill as soon as possible to allow us to charge according to what we have spent.