Sarawak adds three source countries for palm workers


KUCHING: Oil palm plantation companies in Sarawak are now allowed to recruit foreign workers from several other countries other than Indonesia.

The Sarawak cabinet has given the green light for these companies to recruit migrant workers from Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Philippines besides Indonesia, according to Sarawak Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala.

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