Locals not keen to work in plantations despite lucrative income - minister

The relatively lucrative income offered for plantation workers, especially during the harvesting period, is still not able to attract locals, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

As a result, she said there was a shortage of workers and this affects the harvest, especially in oil palm plantations.

“We do not have enough workers for the harvesting period. Locals can...