Labour shortage a drag on business

A challenge: The manpower shortage is acute, say Hussein and Kong.

JOHOR BARU: Businesses here continue to be dragged down by the lack of manpower, especially during the festive season as foreign workers make their way home after being away for at least two years. Johor Indian Muslim Entrepreneur Association (Perusim) secretary Hussein Ibrahim said that he offered his workers, who are mostly from India, extra bonuses in order to persuade them to stay on during the festive season.