This paper investigates the negatives impact of foreign labour on oil palm estates through a case study of Kota Tinggi Johor, a state where foreign labour immigration has played a key role in palm oil growth over the past three decades. Data were collected through a structured interview and survey. The questionnaires were delegated to employer’s representatives in Kota Tinggi Johor who have direct contacts with foreign workers. There were 97 sets of questionnaires completed and analyzed through the structured interviews. The main negative impacts induced by foreign workers are absenteeism, sexual harassment, alcoholism, discipline and criminal. Absenteeism and alcoholism factors showed significance difference towards estate management perspectives (P<0.05). This case study proves that there are still others factors influencing the negative impacts, social factors is not the only reason to affect. It must also being supported with economy and political factors in order to asses and control this challenges.
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To Cite this Article: Zulkefli, F., Syahlan, S., & Aziz, M. F. A. (2018). Negatives Impact Faced by Oil Palm Estate Management in managing Foreign Workers: A Case Study. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(9), 1525–1531.
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