15k ex-prisoners, inmates targeted to get jobs this year

The Human Resources Ministry, in collaboration with the Malaysian Prisons Department, is aiming for a total of 15,000 ex-prisoners, and Henry Gurney school inmates and convicts due for release soon to be given employment this year.

Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar said there are currently 77,000 prisoners who can become productive workers and be hired upon their release, thus reducing the country's dependence on foreign workers...