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Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said not even one of the ordinances introduced under the Emergency Proclamation was aimed at enabling the prime minister to remain in power forever

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) has criticized the government over the “untimely use” of Act 446 to ensure employers provide proper accommodation and amenities for workers, saying it adds unnecessary burden and costs to businesses struggling during the pandemic. The chamber, in a statement today, said Putrajaya should  give employers a longer grace period to comply with Act 446, which refers to the Emergency Ordinance (Workers’ Min...

Published on: Sunday, February 21, 2021 By: FMT A workers’ quarters near a construction site. PETALING JAYA: The workers’ minimum standards of housing and amenities act 1990 (Act 446) will now be enforced in Sabah and Sarawak, following an amendment to the Act, Human Resources Minister M Saravanan said. There were previously no laws related to employee housing in Sabah and Sarawak. “This is just for the duration of the emergency. We will have discussions with the states to see how effecti...

* Subscribe to the Daily Express' official Telegram channel for the latest news you don't want to miss KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Employers Association (SEA) has questioned the rationale behind the government’s decision to enforce the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) in the state

PUTRAJAYA: The Emergency Ordinance (Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities) 2021 has been gazetted and will see stiffer penalties against employers or owners of accommodation for failing to provide proper housing facilities for workers. With the Ordinance, gazetted on Feb 17, in place, the use of Act 446 can now be used in Sabah and Sarawak. The Ordinance will give authority to the director-general of the Labour Department to order owners of accommodation to replace, change or up...

They face up to three years imprisonment and a maximum fine of RM200,000, warns M Saravanan.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has ordered 15 construction sites to close as of yesterday after failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the Movement Control Order (MCO). Senior Minister (Infrastructure Cluster) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, in a statement today, said since the MCO was implemented on Jan 13, CIDB has inspected 1,022 construction sites, of which 1,007 were found to adhere to the SOP. All 15 construction sites have ...

15 Feb 2021 / 16:00 H. Pix for illustration purposes. KUALA LUMPUR: The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has ordered 15 construction sites to close as of yesterday after failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the Movement Control Order (MCO). Senior Minister (Infrastructure Cluster) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, in a statement today, said since the MCO was implemented on Jan 13, CIDB has inspected 1,022 construction sites, of which 1,007 were found to ad...

KUCHING, Feb 10 — Almost all of the foreign workers detected recently by the Covid-19 Health Screening Task Force (TF-PSKC19) have yet to be tested for Covid-19, said Sarawak Labour Department director Awang Raduan Awang Omar yesterday. He explained that a 30-member TF-PSKC19 team comprising...

PETALING JAYA: Workplaces and detention centres were the source of 35% of all Covid-19 cases over the past two months, making them the top clusters as the country battles a high tide of infections. The Health Ministry reported 158,789 Covid-19 cases in a 60-day period from Dec 7 last year to Feb 4 this year. The Star did an analysis of the daily figures from this period and found that 29.2% (46,411 cases) were linked to clusters detected from targeted worker screenings at factories, constructio...