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Penang Economic Planning, Education, Human Resource, Science, Technology and
In-novation Committee chairman Datuk Dr Toh Kin Woon said 931 out of the 1,276
factory workers retrenched from Jan 1 to April 30 in Penang were women.
<p>"Most of the workers in the lower-end production line are women and they
are the main victims when the company downsizes its workforce," he said.
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<p>Women employees should be given equal opportunities to take courses to improve
their skills, he said at a press conference in Penang recently. </p>
<p>Earlier, he refuted accu-sations by Penang DAP orga-nising secretary Law Heng
Kiang that Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon’s overseas visits to woo in-
vestments were not successful. </p>
<p>"These visits are part of a long-term investment drive and we cannot see
results in a short period," he said. </p>
<p>He also refuted accusations by Law that Penang Cyber City (PCC) lacked transparency
and publicity.
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