Amid RM10.46b loss in palm oil sector, govt fears letting refugees work

PARLIAMENT | The government has recorded an estimated shortage of 54,190 plantation workers in the first five months of this year, amid continued resistance to allow hiring among refugees looking to make a living here.

Migrants make up approximately 75 percent of the plantation workforce, from which nearly half of the estimated shortage comprises harvesters and Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) pickers...