Domestic workers and palm oil in the spotlight


Facing challenges: A foreign worker working at an oil palm plantation in Sepang. Indonesia and Malaysia both produce 85% of the world’s palm oil. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to review the existing agreement on migrant workers and discuss challenges facing the palm oil industry during the Prime Minister’s working visit to Indonesia.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is making his maiden official visit as the 10th Prime Minister to the country on Jan 8.

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