Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's challenge for youths to take up "dirty jobs" and reduce dependence on foreign labours is realistic, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today.

"Young Malaysians, they don't want to take up jobs that are being offered to foreign workers.

"Especially jobs that are dangerous and dirty," said Khairy during a press conference after delivering his closing speech at the National Aspiration and Leadership Summit 2016 in PWTC.