"Help us achieve a stable workforce by promoting well-planned policies and fair legislation on the employment of foreign workers," he said. In addition to the labour issues faced, Ong also pointed out oil palm planters contribute one of the highest taxes of all the economic sectors. Apart from MEOA, the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) which also represent oil palm planters said many of its members are suffering from persistent low palm oil prices in the global vegetable oils market. Malaysia and Indonesia, which supply around 60 million tonnes of palm oil or more than 85 per cent of the world's palm oil supply face trade threat in the European Union (EU). Earlier this year, EU lawmakers had proposed to ban palm oil from its biodiesel programme, by the end of 2020.

Source: New Strait Times May 27, 2018 08:37 UTC