| dc.contributor.author | MUSA, MARLIA | |
| dc.contributor.author | ABDULLAH, AMIN MAHIR | |
| dc.contributor.author | ISMAIL, MOHD MANSOR | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-15T04:23:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-08-15T04:23:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-05-14 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-602-7577-70-1 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.umy.ac.id/handle/123456789/12916 | |
| dc.description | As oil palm plantation in Malaysia is progressively expanding, more labors are
therefore needed. There are huge dependencies on foreign labors in the upstream
sector mainly the fruit harvesters and field workers. This is to cater the labor shortage
and there are about 77% of oil palm plantation workers are foreign labor, normally
work in production stage. This study aims to investigate the factors and reasons for
hiring foreign labor in the oil palm plantation sector. The survey was carried out by
distributing the questionnaires to the plantation managers. The results show that
85% of employers recruit foreign labors because they are willing to work hard. Able
to perform different task efficiently and work experience is the main criteria for the
selection and recruitment. Labor from Indonesia is the most preferred due to high
resilience, skills and work hard. The advantages of hiring foreign labors are they
have a wide experience and willing work in remote locations. However, hiring foreign
labor also brought some the negative impacts such as over-dependence on foreign
labor and the outflow of remittance from this country. As a recommendation, the
government should review the current policy on the recruitment of foreign labor and
limit the immigration of them and provide more career development for local workers.
The government is recommended to provide sufficient research funds for developing
suitable and efficient technologies especially FFB harvester to replace or reduce the
requirement of human labors. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | As oil palm plantation in Malaysia is progressively expanding, more labors are
therefore needed. There are huge dependencies on foreign labors in the upstream
sector mainly the fruit harvesters and field workers. This is to cater the labor shortage
and there are about 77% of oil palm plantation workers are foreign labor, normally
work in production stage. This study aims to investigate the factors and reasons for
hiring foreign labor in the oil palm plantation sector. The survey was carried out by
distributing the questionnaires to the plantation managers. The results show that
85% of employers recruit foreign labors because they are willing to work hard. Able
to perform different task efficiently and work experience is the main criteria for the
selection and recruitment. Labor from Indonesia is the most preferred due to high
resilience, skills and work hard. The advantages of hiring foreign labors are they
have a wide experience and willing work in remote locations. However, hiring foreign
labor also brought some the negative impacts such as over-dependence on foreign
labor and the outflow of remittance from this country. As a recommendation, the
government should review the current policy on the recruitment of foreign labor and
limit the immigration of them and provide more career development for local workers.
The government is recommended to provide sufficient research funds for developing
suitable and efficient technologies especially FFB harvester to replace or reduce the
requirement of human labors. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | AGRIBUSSINESS DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN WALFARE (ADHW) | en_US |
| dc.subject | foreign labor | en_US |
| dc.subject | oil palm plantation | en_US |
| dc.subject | shortage | en_US |
| dc.title | FOREIGN LABOR RECRUITMENT IN OIL PALM PLANTATION IN MALAYSIA | en_US |
| dc.type | Book | en_US |
