The notion that Malaysians are loathe to settle with a job that is 3D - dangerous, dirty, and difficult - are simply not true, says a local NGO.
It's just that more than half a million Malaysians hold down 3D jobs in neighbouring Singapore, not Malaysia itself. So ... yeah, we'll still need those 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers, then.
President of Pertubuhan Rapat Malaysia, A Rajaretinam told mStar's Loshana K Shagar that Malaysians are mainly shying away from tough jobs in the local market because of poor wages.
"According to our records, 600,000 Malaysians are working 3D jobs in Singapore. If they can bring themselves to do it outside the country, they can do the same here," Rajaretinam said at a press conference in KL today.