As of 2022, there were approximately 382 thousand workers in palm oil plantations in Malaysia, a decrease compared to around 391 thousand workers in the previous year. The palm oil industry in the country experienced labor shortage after the COVID-19 restrictions, which caused the number of foreign workers to decrease. The labor shortage is expected to ease this year.
Total number of workers in palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2021 to 2022
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The New Straits Times. (October 27, 2022). Total number of workers in palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414236/malaysia-number-of-workers-in-palm-oil-plantations/
The New Straits Times. "Total number of workers in palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414236/malaysia-number-of-workers-in-palm-oil-plantations/
The New Straits Times. (2022). Total number of workers in palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414236/malaysia-number-of-workers-in-palm-oil-plantations/
The New Straits Times. "Total Number of Workers in Palm Oil Plantations in Malaysia from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414236/malaysia-number-of-workers-in-palm-oil-plantations/
The New Straits Times, Total number of workers in palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414236/malaysia-number-of-workers-in-palm-oil-plantations/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total number of workers in palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], The New Straits Times, October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414236/malaysia-number-of-workers-in-palm-oil-plantations/