“Currently, Malaysia’s timber industry is in prime position to take advantage of the global trade war. We should be able to get more positive impact compared to other Asean countries like Vietnam and Indonesia.
“In this regard, we have invited government agencies’ participation and intervention to accelerate these initiatives. “For long-term planning, Malaysia needs to review, improve and provide a different approach in the forest plantation programme. This should include the involvement of all stakeholders, including planning, technical support, financing, logistics, commercialisation and so on.
The transition period to mechanise the timber industry may need to be strategised with a win-win approach, such as optimising the existing skilled foreign labour by retaining them for a maximum possible period, while at the same time mechanising certain manufacturing processes. He added, “We also need fast track support from the council of local authorities to expedite the approval of workers accommodation under the 446 Compliance Act.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, MWMJC currently has more than 700 members, who are manufacturers, traders, specifiers and installers, as well as those from supporting industries such as machinery, tools, treatment, chemicals and hardware.
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