Refugees may be able to work in plantation sector

KUALA LUMPUR: The possibility of allowing refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia to work temporarily in the plantation sector as a way to overcome the workforce shortage issue is being studied, the Dewan Negara was told.

Currently the government, under the National Security Council (MKN), bans refugees or asylum seekers from working in all sectors in Malaysia, including the plantation sector, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is also Plantation and Commodities Minister.