More than 100,000 foreigners working in Brunei

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Xinhua, Bandar Seri Begawan :
The number of foreign workers staying in Brunei remains over 100,000 with a majority of them employed under the private sector, said Hj Shariful-Bahri, the acting commissioner of Brunei’s Department of Labour.
Hj Shariful-Bahri said that there are currently more than 100, 000 foreign nationals working in Brunei and that many of them are working in the construction sector.
Brunei had a population of 411,900 in 2014, according to official statistics.
“Construction industry is the biggest sector that employs foreign workers,” he was quoted as saying by a local report Sunday.
Hj Shariful-Bahri also said that more than 90,000 foreigners are currently employed by the private sector.
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