A total of 99,696 workers were laid off between January and Nov 27 this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Awang Hashim.<br /><br />The Deputy Human Resources Minister told Dewan Rakyat that on Thursday and further elaborated some of the main factors that triggered employers to apply the retrenchment measures.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline