KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — FGV Holdings Bhd is recruiting an additional 16,000 migrant workers to solve the labour shortage issue of its plantation business by the end of 2023.
The plantation company said the arrival of workers from source countries such as India, Indonesia, and Nepal would further strengthen FGV’s growth trajectory via an expected increase in its plantation yields and productivity.
The company said it has received a total of 4,980 workers from India and Indonesia as of October 2022 and FGV also chartered private flights to bring over 531 new recruits from India in September to expedite the arrival of migrant workers.
“The initiative in bringing over migrant workers through chartered flights will be executed throughout the year and FGV expects another 3,000 new workers in November,” it said in a statement.
FGV has begun its recruitment in July and to date has recruited 68 per cent of the workers and expects to welcome 10,000 additional new recruits by year-end and another 6,000 workers by 2023.
“Recruitment process is conducted based on recently revised FGV’s Guidelines and Procedures for Responsible Recruitment and Employment of Migrant Workers, which includes prohibiting recruitment agents from charging workers any recruitment fees,” it added.
FGV said recruits would undergo a four-day induction and orientation programme at FGV’s One Stop Centre at Gemencheh in Negri Sembilan before being assigned to one of FGV’s estates for three months of training in all types of fieldwork, including harvesting, fertilising and pruning.
The company added it hopes that the Home Ministry and the Human Resources Ministry would collaborate with the private sector in accelerating the recruitment process of foreign workers due to the high dependence on these workers, especially in the plantation, manufacturing and retail sectors. — Bernama
