Outside help: Foreign workers harvesting oil palm fruit in Dengkil. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Medium and small plantations should also be provided with work permits as the larger firms, says the Malaysian Estate Owners’ Association (MEOA).
Amid the labour crunch facing the palm oil industry, it said the association was pleased to hear in the market that a big company had been allocated a permit to bring in a limited group of workers from Lombok, Indonesia, even if it was reported that the inaugural intake was aborted.
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