Let foreign workers back in to save timber industry, govt urged


KOTA KINABALU: Timber industry players are appealing to the state government to allow the employment of foreign labourers in Sabah.

Sabah Timber Industries Association president Tan Peng Juan said the sector was suffering from major labour issues even before Covid-19 hit but the problems escalated during the pandemic.

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