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has pledged to vaccinate all its staff, including foreign workers, once the COVID-19 vaccine is made available. Executive chairman Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai said this is to ensure uninterrupted production for the long-run besides making sure the good physical and mental health of its employees in order to achieve good financial health of the company. "We are still waiting for the vaccine from the government and we will be more than happy to get our staff vaccinated as we have over 21,000 employe...

Friday, 29 Jan 2021 10:13 PM MYT General view of Top Glove headquarters in Shah Alam December 10, 2020. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― The Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia has requested Top Glove Corporation Bhd to vaccinate all its workers ― including those from Bangladesh ― at the rubber glove manufacturer once the Covid-19 vaccine is made available. Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia ...

MP SPEAKS | Time to rethink our Covid-19 housing strategy on migrant workers Modified27 Jan 2021, 7:36 am A - MP SPEAKS | It’s karma: just like you reap what you sow, we are facing the consequences of abusing migrant workers for decades. A significant contributor to the Covid-19 infections is the workplace and worker dormitory clusters. In the last few months, Malaysians were fed with daily images of migrant workers living in slavery-like conditions. What was certain in worker dormitories wa...

KUALA LUMPUR: Industries must play their role to tighten existing standard operating procedures (SOPs) at the workplace and living quarters of employees as they could not withstand another full lockdown, says the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).

The government appreciates the initiative taken by Top Glove Corp Bhd in offering over 9,000 job opportunities for the locals in the country, but it also reminded the company to also emphasise the safety and well-being of its workers, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government appreciated the initiative taken by Top Glove Corporation Bhd in offering over 9,000 job opportunities for the locals in ...

Workers’ appalling living quarters 19 Jan 2021 / 11:31 H. Labour Department enforcement personnel conducting checks on foreign workers’ living quarters in Kuala Lumpur. – AMIRUL SYAFIQ MOHD DIN/THESUN KUALA LUMPUR: Checks by the Labour Department and other government agencies on hostels for foreign workers found more than 300 of them living in cramped and damp conditions. The checks were conducted on living quarters provided by two employers, a nasi kandar shop and a supermarket, all...

LUMUT (Jan 15): Almost 1,000 workers of a rubber glove company were today found staying in overcrowded quarters at two locations here and the facilities also did not have accommodation certificates from the Peninsula Malaysia Labour Department (JTK). Peninsula Malaysia JTK, Legal and Enforcement Division director Zaini Yaakob said the conditions clearly flouted the provision under the Workers Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446). "Indeed, our inspection showed overcrowd...

Copy URL A Labour Department investigation found two cases of overcrowding at a rubber glove factory’s workers’ quarters in Lumut, says Legal and Enforcement Division director Zaini Yaakob. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 15, 2021. ALMOST 1,000 workers were today found staying at a rubber glove factory workers’ quarters meant for much fewer people at two separate locations here, and the facilities also do not have accommodation certificates from the Peninsula Malaysia Labour ...

95 pct of Melaka employers yet to apply for certificate of accommodation 13 Jan 2021 / 18:08 H. Pix for illustration purposes. MELAKA: About 95% of employers in the state have yet to apply for a certificate of accommodation from the Manpower Department (JTK) to provide housing for their foreign workers. Melaka JTK director Rosli Jantan said so far only 82 employers had submitted their applications and 11 applications had been approved. He said this to reporters after conducting an integrat...