Its chairman D. Ravindran said association members have been subjected to unfair competition from organisers from other states who are allowed to hold Deepavali expositions at local malls.“We would like to request intervention from the Johor Baru City Council and Iskandar Puteri City Council on this matter as the organisers are not from Johor.
“Their goods are shipped in bundles and are of questionable quality plus the majority of their workers are foreigners,” he said, adding that local traders affected by the Covid-19 pandemic were struggling to keep their businesses afloat. “Their modus operandi is simple. They run their expos at different malls weekly, rotating around the city. The organisers are the same people selling the same cheap stuff to the public.
“It’s unfair because they are using locals to apply for the licence to operate while the business is managed by outsiders who do not even contribute to the local economy,” he said.
Oh wow .. then u Johore traders sell high quality cloths at the bazaar at reasonable price can u vouch for it ? Better still each bazaar from now on devali must be native of respective states ..