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JAKARTA: The government is working to send hundreds of thousands of its citizens overseas to fulfill demand for 1.7 million migrant workers this year, while avoiding certain countries with recorded cases of trafficking in Indonesian workers.
JAKARTA: Two more Indonesian migrant workers, coerced into working in online scam centres in Cambodia, have died, amid an alarming surge in reports of Indonesians being lured and trapped into human trafficking schemes abroad.
KUALA LUMPUR: A plantation worker was fined RM2,000 for concealing a suspect involved in a hit-and-run in front of a nightclub on Jalan Klang Lama.
KUALA LUMPUR: A plantation worker was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court on Friday (Feb 14) for concealing a suspect involved in a hit-and-run in front of a nightclub on Jalan Klang Lama.
SHAH ALAM: The government is open to considering applications for foreign workers specifically for the oil palm plantation sector, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.
SHAH ALAM: The government is open to considering applications for foreign workers specifically for the oil palm plantation sector, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign workers' mandatory Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution will benefit Malaysia's economy over the long term as employers will favour hiring more local talent as costs increase.
In the vast landscape of Sabah, one might expect to encounter wildlife.
KOTA KINABALU: Nine plantation workers in Kinabatangan were rushed to hospital for suspected inhalation of pesticide fumes while fertilising oil palm trees.
YANGON: A farm worker in Mon State's Thanbyuzayat Township was severely injured after stepping on a landmine in Wae Khami village, according to local sources.
JOHOR BARU: The happiness of two coconut plantation workers, Sian Ming Siang and Mohd Azlan Sarimin, being acquitted of smuggling nine illegal immigrants three years ago was short-lived when they were remanded again after the prosecution appealed the case under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma).
PETALING JAYA: The government should reconsider its decision to mandate a 2% Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution for foreign workers, say palm oil industry players.
KUALA LUMPUR: Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in palm oil processing can reduce reliance on foreign workers and create opportunities for local talent, according to Plantations and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
KOTA BHARU: A Myanmar man was killed in a suspected tiger attack behind a workers’ dormitory in a chilli plantation along Jalan Raya Timur Barat Jeli - Gerik on Thursday.
PUTRAJAYA: On Tuesday (Oct 8), the Federal Court upheld the death sentences for a former lawyer and a plantation worker for the murder of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and her three aides, committed 14 years ago, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports.
KLUANG: A body, believed to be that of an elderly man missing since last Wednesday (Jan 15), was discovered in a plantation area here.
PETALING JAYA: In addition to being a burden for employers, the 2% mandatory Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution for foreign workers will not benefit them as most will not retire in Malaysia, say industry players.
KOTA KINABALU: A plantation worker has gone missing after he was attacked by a crocodile in Lahad Datu on Thursday (Sept 12).
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the new Minimum Wage Order, effective on Saturday (Feb 1), is seen as a significant step to ease the burden of workers in the country and improve their living standards.
KOTA KINABALU: Three foreign workers – an Indonesian man and two Filipino women – were killed in a freak accident when the farm tractor they were in plunged into a ravine at a Beluran plantation area on Friday.
