Malaysia importing foreign workers for plantations and mines

since 19th century especially from China, India, and Indonesia

The demand of manpower is high, and local labour cannot

meet it entirely.

2.0 Background Many developers hiring foreign workers.

on the issue Palm Oil Health Construction

• Additional 1,899 contract

• Shortage of around • short 800,000 to 1 million
at medical officers to the

37,000 workers public healthcare system

workers, resulting in a
in order to cope with the
• 75% of workers are 30% increase in labor
Covid-19 pandemic

foreign workers. costs.