Consider workers from Pakistan, India, commodities and plantation industry players told


KUALA LUMPUR: Commodities and plantation industry players have been told to consider hiring workers from Pakistan and India to fill the shortages in their respective sectors, says Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin.

This is to reduce reliance on workers from Indonesia and Bangladesh, she added.

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