Foreign workers freeze will seriously impair M’sian plantation sector, warns MEOA

KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Estate Owner Association (MEOA) has urged the government to exempt the plantation industry from the freeze of hiring new foreign workers, as well as to allow foreign workers to return from their home leave.

In a statement on Wednesday (July 1), the association said workers’ shortage will delay all plantation operations, paving the way for the sector to become a sunset industry.