Mohamad: Shortage of workers among causes of egg supply disruption

SEREMBAN: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry will overcome the problem of shortage of workers, which is one of the factors causing the lack of supply of chicken eggs ahead of Ramadan and Aidilfitri, said its minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

He said to overcome the problem, his ministry, together with the Home Affairs Ministry (KDN) and the Human Resources Ministry, are working to increase the number of workers in the agricultural sector.

"My ministry is dealing with it (the problem of chicken egg supply). Indeed, every time before a festival, the consumption of chicken eggs is higher, and this problem of egg shortage is also faced by other countries.

"The concern remains, as soon as Ramadan comes, the use of eggs and other ingredients will increase. That's why we have to discuss with the egg suppliers to double their production now. That's what we are hoping for.

"If they don't have enough workers, we will try to make it easy for them to recruit workers. The main problem for entrepreneurs, besides the increase in food prices, is the lack of workers," he told reporters after officiating in the International Conference on Palestine Kuala Lumpur (ICPKL) 2023 here today.

Mohamad said this while commenting on local media reports about the complaints of Aidilfitri cake makers, who were worried that their businesses would be affected by a shortage of chicken eggs ahead of the festive season.

On another matter, Mohamad said the government would continue to support and speak out for the rights of the Palestinian people.

He said programmes about awareness on fighting for the Palestinian people needed to continue and that now, more non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from European countries were supporting the Palestinian people.

"Members of Parliament in Europe are also beginning to condemn the attitude of their governments, which continue to help the Israeli government kill Palestinians every day," he said.

ICPKL 2023 Advisor Dr Fauziah Mohd Hasan said 500 delegates from 20 countries participated in today's programme themed "The Caged Eye", which was a symbol of solidarity with the suffering of Palestinians incarcerated in prisons of the Zionist regime.

Dr Fauziah said a total of 4,450 Palestinians were imprisoned by the Zionist regime, including 160 children and 32 women. Bernama

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