Palm oil firm Kulim receives first post-pandemic migrant workers

Kulim chief operating officer Fairuz Ismail

KUALA LUMPUR: Kulim (M) Bhd has received its first "post-pandemic batch" of migrant workers, the palm oil planter said on Thursday, paving the way for more workers to enter Malaysia and help ease a severe labour crunch after bureaucratic hiccups.

The world's second-largest palm oil producer lacks at least 1.2 million workers across its plantation, manufacturing, and construction sectors, a shortage worsening daily as economic activity rebounds from the pandemic.