Penang’s Electronics Industry Facing Worker Shortage

Penang’s electronics industry is facing a shortage of production workers after orders started to pick up early last month, The Star reports, quoting job outsourcing company Inter Resources Consulting Global Search (M) Sdn Bhd. The company's Managing Director Michael Heah reportedly said that the problem has been compounded by local workers who prefer to enrol instead in the government’s retraining scheme where they are paid more. Heah said the electronics industry started to recover last month with the semiconductor and consumer electronics sector stepping up their recruitment drive to get more locals to fill vacancies.

Source: The Star