 | Let excess workers move elsewhere, says MEF Its president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said that while there may be oversupply in some sectors as mentioned by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, there was still a shortage of foreign workers in other sectors, especially in plantation and construction.
The Star
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Saturday, 21 October 2023 |
 | MEF: Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAS) Should not be Dictated to Businesses but let Industries Determine Based on Based on Requirements of Businesses The MEF President Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman, PJN, JP, states that it is important to recognise that businesses hire employees to run and operate their businesses. The businesses are from various industries and sectors of the economy such as manufacturing, banking, tourism and hotels and retail trade, construction, plantation and many others.Press Release
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Sunday, 26 June 2022 |
| | MEF: Urgent Need to Address Shortage of Foreign Workers MEF President Dato’ Dr. Syed Hussain Syed Husman J.P. stated that “MEF is very concerned that after close to two months of opening up of the applications to recruit new foreign workers up till now only 2,605 applications submitted to hire foreign workers in the manufacturing and plantation sectors were approved.Press Release
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Tuesday, 5 April 2022 |
| | Manpower shortage hindering recovery efforts MEF President Dato’ Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman J.P. expressed serious concern on the issue of manpower shortage especially for critical sectors other than the plantation, construction, manufacturing sectors – such as the food sector and large retailers.Press Release
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Tuesday, 21 September 2021 |
| | Manpower shortage hitting sectors reliant on manual labour: MEF Its president, Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman, expressed serious concern on the issue of the lack of manpower, especially for critical sectors other than plantation, construction and manufacturing, such as the food sector and among large retailers.theVibes.com
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Tuesday, 21 September 2021 |
| | Extension of Labour Recalibration Programme to services sub-sectors will help revive the economy faster “The extension of the Labour Recalibration Programme would ensure that businesses in these sub-sectors as well as the critical sectors such as construction, manufacturing and plantations would be able to quickly resuscitate their operations,” said MEF President Dato’ Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman J.P. today.Press Release
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Saturday, 24 April 2021 |
| | Cheaper labour, but local workers not easy to attract As a matter of fact, Malaysian Employers Federation ED Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said it has never been cheap to hire legal foreign workers as the recruitment and related costs are indeed much higher than hiring locals.The Malaysian Reserve
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Wednesday, 31 March 2021 |
| | 'Good money' not enough to lure Malaysians to plantation sector Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Shamsuddin Bardan admitted that efforts to attract youths to work in the plantation sector have not yet yielded any success.Free Malaysia Today
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Wednesday, 24 March 2021 |
| | Plantation sector emerges hero amid health crisis, says MEF Despite being mired by the 3-D (dangerous, dirty and difficult) job perception, the plantation sector has emerged as one of the heroes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with plantation companies dishing out handsome bonuses, the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said.Bernama
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Wednesday, 10 February 2021 |
| | Foreign worker exchange to solve manpower shortage Malaysian Employers Federation director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said many companies are now in dire need of such flexibility to ensure the continuous supply of manpower without raising Malaysia’s dependency on foreign labour.The Malaysian Reserve
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Thursday, 3 December 2020 |