The Malaysian Government has agreed to allow the hiring of additional foreign workers for the bird's nest industry, specifically to clean raw swiftlet’s nests, to overcome the labour shortage facing the industry, according to the country's Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries Ronald Kiandee.
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The Malaysian Government has agreed to allowthe hiring of additional foreign workers for the bird's nest industry,specifically to clean raw swiftlet’s nests, to overcome the labour shortagefacing the industry, according to the country's Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries RonaldKiandee.
The minister said the approval was granted after taking intoaccount the industry's potential which has specific market demand.
However, the approval depends on the annual productioncapacity of the companies involved, which must first be registered with theDepartment of Veterinary Services (DVS), and subject to the regulations inforce relating to recruitment of foreign workers, he noted.
According to statistics, as of December 31 last year, thebird's nest industry employed a total of 2,213 workers comprising 1,073 localsand 1,140 foreigners. Based on the list of applications received from industryplayers, this sector needs more than 2,000 additional workers.
Ronald said if the industry continues to experience ashortage of workers, it will affect the quantity and quality of products and indirectly affect the export of bird's nests which had an export value of 1.8billion RM (403.6 million USD) last year.
The national target for the export market is 350,000 kg withan estimated revenue of 2.8 billion RM by 2030, he added./.
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