Boost tech usage in oil palm industry to cut foreign worker reliance, says Abang Jo


KUCHING: Sarawak's oil palm industry should step up the use of technology to improve its sustainability and reduce dependence on foreign labour, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

The Premier said labour shortage was an ongoing issue faced by the industry, which had been requesting foreign workers to be allowed in.

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