MPOA: Revenue losses from labour shortage at RM20bil


The MPOA survey provides an overall picture of the current labour shortage in the plantation sector, says chief executive Joseph Tek Choon Yee.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) is continuing its efforts to engage the Malaysian government, currently headed by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to resolve the chronic labour shortage issue that has been plaguing the palm oil industry, especially since the onset of the lockdowns in 2020.

MPOA chief executive Joseph Tek Choon Yee, speaking at the association’s National Labour Forum (NLF) 2022 yesterday, pointed out that revenue losses due to the shortage of oil palm harvesters is estimated to be about RM20bil.

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