…The renowned Malaysian plantation company, Felda Plantation Sdn Bhd, has been found engaging in unethical practices by suspending the recruitment of workers from Nepal and instead hiring workers from India.

An agent named Anil, based in India, has reportedly secured recruitment tenders with Malaysian recruitment license “C” to supply workers for six subsidiaries of Felda Plantation. The agent, who is a Malaysian citizen of Indian origin, has initiated the hiring process from India. Additionally, another individual has been assigned the responsibility of supplying workers for two other subsidiaries of Felda. It is reported that Anil applied for the open recruitment tender of Felda and earns a commission in Malaysian Ringgit (RM) for each recruitment deal.

It is alleged that agent Anil has strong ties with Felda’s management, which helped him secure the tender and control the recruitment process through six Malaysian agencies. …As a result, workers recruited from India are facing higher recruitment fees, making the process costly for them. The unethical collaboration between Anil and corrupt Felda officials is expected to further increase recruitment costs for migrant workers...