State urged to relax foreign worker recruitment policy
KUCHING: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) has called on the state government to relax its foreign worker recruitment policy. In making the call, its chief executive officer (CEO) of the Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) Dr Felix Moh Mee Ho said Sarawak’s palm oil industry needed foreign labour urgently. Moh said […]
Coffeeshops at wits end over lack of workers
KUCHING: Coffeeshops in the city which depend very much on foreign workers have been facing a drawn out shortage of manpower or serving crew and are thus pleading with the government to ease border restrictions to allow foreign workers to enter the state. Kuching Coffeeshop and Restaurants Owners Association committee member Kapitan Tan Yit Sheng […]
eWages to monitor prompt payment to foreign workers
PUTRAJAYA: The Human Resources Ministry has proposed the implementation of eWages as a salary monitoring system for foreign workers, said its minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. “The eWages initiative will be implemented soon to monitor prompt payment of wages to foreign workers,” he said in a statement yesterday on the management of foreign workers, adding […]
Indian eateries may just fade away
Getting approval for foreign workers has been made very stringent and there is no way restaurateurs, especially small players, can meet all the conditions required by the government. — Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association (Primas) Indian and Indian-Muslim restaurants in Sarawak, just like their counterparts in Malaya, are struggling to stay afloat. Not because they do […]
Sarawak’s oil palm plantation sector is in dire need of foreign workers
KUCHING: Sarawak’s oil palm plantation sector is in dire need of foreign workers and the Covid-19 pandemic has further exacerbated this labour shortage to a breaking point. Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) chief executive officer Dr Felix Moh said oil palm plantations in Sarawak were highly dependent on foreign workers. “While other states […]
Dead worker suspected to have been run over by vehicle
KUCHING: An Indonesian man was found dead at a quarry in Pulau Salak on Saturday (Oct 30). It is believed that he was crushed by a wheel loader. Nahor Anton Tusi, 27, a general worker, was pronounced dead from injuries throughout his body. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu disclosed that around 3pm […]
Soppoa looking forward to foreign manpower application green light
KUCHING: The palm oil industry continues to be a strong revenue earner for the state and country and could be even more productive if the worker shortage is addressed quickly. The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) opined that the announcement of 32,000 foreign workers being approved entry into Malaysia from mid-October was timely. […]
Recruitment of foreign workers in Sabah, Sarawak inefficient
KUALA LUMPUR: The management of the recruitment and employment of foreign workers in Sabah and Sarawak from 2017 to 2019 has been found to be inefficient, although it was done based on the needs of the permitted sectors. According to the Auditor General’s Report (LKAN) 2019 Series 2 tabled in the Dewan Rakyat today, the […]
No entry of foreign workers, including maids, until Dec 31
PUTRAJAYA: Private employment agencies that are registered with the Ministry of Human Resources are advised not to make any statements or advertisements that mislead employers on entry of foreign maids into the country. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said it is generally known that majority of foreign maids in the country are from […]
Association voices support to lift freeze on recruitment of foreign workers
KUCHING: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) has voiced its full support on the recent call by the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) to lift the freeze on foreign workers recruitment for the palm oil industry in Malaysia. Soppoa chief executive officer Dr Felix Moh pointed out there is an estimated shortage of […]
