Worker shortage hurting farms, says Wee


KUALA LUMPUR: The severe shortage of workers faced by farmers has to be addressed to avoid potential losses to the economy, MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong says.

Addressing concerns regarding the lack of foreign workers in vegetable, floral and poultry farms, Dr Wee said there was a shortage of some 63,000 foreign workers in Pahang, Kedah, Johor and Perak.

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