Migrant worker crisis

Migrant worker crisis: Malaysia’s palm oil industry crumbles

Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that threatens the country's economic recovery.

June 13, 2022
June 13, 2022

Migrant worker crisis: Malaysia’s palm oil industry crumbles

Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that threatens the country's economic recovery.