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Malaysian Employers Federation President Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman says bosses want smooth supply of foreign workers

Malaysian Employers Federation President Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman says they need workers at the manufacturing, construction, and plantation industries sectors, including at restaurants.

Chief statistician Datuk Sri Mohd Uzir Mahidin says food inflation continued to rise to a new high at 5.2 per cent -- the highest since November 2011 -- with 93 per cent of items in the group recording increases. Bernama pic

Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan refutes allegations over the involvement of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the selection of the recruitment companies, saying this is totally false and unfounded.

Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan said the ministry has approved a foreign worker quota of 200,000 for five major sectors in the country.

Zuraida said the deployment of automation technologies such as using drones for the purpose of surveillance and pest control in plantations would attract the locals to work in the sector. FILE PIX

Dr Syed Hussain said the plantation sector was facing a total of RM30 billion loss due to the shortage of 72,000 workers. Photo source: SINAR HARIAN

Ismail Sabri. File photo: Bernama

Saravanan said the ministry will introduce a new system - an identity card by sector - to address the problem of foreign workers in the country who are reported to have switched to other sectors arbitrarily. Photo: BERNAMA

Palm oil price is good now and they (palm oil industry players) are willing to pay any fee to hire workers, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Photo: AFP