Top Glove to reduce reliance on foreign workers, hire more locals as dormitory issues surface
Uma Devi
Singapore
TOP Glove Corporation is looking to reduce its dependence on foreign workers and employ more locals, even as it battles concerns about the housing of its foreign workers.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference to discuss the company's earnings for the first fiscal quarter ended November, managing director Lee Kim Meow said Top Glove is focusing on getting more locals on board in the near term.
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