Do Malaysia's foreign labour policies encourage foreign direct investment and spur economic growth? Dr Niaz Asadullah, Southeast Asia Lead of the Global Labor Organisation weighs in on this debate whilst reminding us that short-term populist measures do not work in the longer term.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang, Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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