‘Give us foreign workers fast’

Good help is hard to find: Indian restaurant operators are struggling to hire new foreign workers and replace those who have returned home, citing a shorter application period and slow approval times.

PETALING JAYA: Indian restaurant operators who are facing serious worker shortage are urging the government to approve the foreign workers replacement quota soon, especially to replace workers who have already returned home.

Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association (Primas) deputy president C. Krishnan said almost all restaurant operators are affected, with many short-staffed and struggling to run their businesses.