Anwar open to easing foreign worker rules for sectors facing shortages, warns against exploitation

Anwar open to easing foreign worker rules for sectors facing shortages, warns against exploitation

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government is prepared to consider easing foreign worker approval requirements for sectors facing genuine...

Anwar conditionally open to foreign worker recruitment for palm oil harvesting

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim criticised profitable plantation companies for failing to invest sufficiently in mechanisation and stressed that the exploitation of foreign workers, including placing them in poor living conditions, was unacceptable.KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he is prepared to consider approving the recruitment of foreign workers for palm oil harvesting, provided plantation companies commit to reducing their rel…