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Monday, 21 Dec 2020 11:25 PM MYT BY KEERTAN AYAMANY Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan inspecting the workers’ living conditions at Laglove’s plant in Kajang, December 21, 2020. — Picture from Facebook/Kementerian Sumber Manusia Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The Health Ministry today ordered glove manufacturer Laglove (M) Sdn Bhd to close its premises in Kajang, Selangor, seemingly due to poor work...

Squalid quarters: Saravanan (in dark mask) inspecting the living condition at the factory. PETALING JAYA: A glove-manufacturing company in Kajang, Selangor, has been ordered to shut for seven days for failure to comply with Covid-19 preventative measures. According to the closure order, the factory has been ordered to shut between Dec 24 and 30 as a move to help curb the spread of Covid-19 infections. In a joint operation by the authorities, which was participated by Human Resources Minister D...

PETALING JAYA: Human Resources Minister M. Saravanan has dismissed a glove-manufacturing companys denial that hundreds of its workers are living in metal shipping containers in squalid conditions, which he had labelled as "modern slavery". "Let them say what they want to say. We have enough evidence to enforce the rule of law. "It is common for any employer to deny it, that will (only) force us to publish more pictures of the condition. "Anyway, we had enough media during the visit," said Sarav...

Friday, 18 Dec 2020 05:41 PM MYT BY ASHMAN ADAM Salim urged the government to ensure full respect for the human rights and humane treatment of migrants. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The Malaysian Bar is calling for the government to uphold the rights of migrant workers in Malaysia, whether they’re documented or not, in accordance with International Migrants Day which is observed on Dece...

LAST week, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan revealed a statistic that he said was “very worrying” — some 91.1% or 1.4 million foreign workers in the country are provided with accommodation that does not comply with the provisions in the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446). Simply put, nine out of 10 foreign workers in Malaysia are housed in quarters that do not meet the minimum standards of living set out under the Act. Videos circulatin...

MUAR: Employers have been urged to comply with the requirements stated in Act 446 to provide decent accommodation for their foreign workers, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Director of the Legal and Enforcement Division of the Labour Department of Peninsular Malaysia (JTK), Zaini Yaacob, said the government would not compromise with any employer who ignored or failed to comply with the requirements and specifications of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990...

Govt sets SOP for temporary on-site quarters for construction workers A - The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has prepared a standard operating procedure (SOP) for construction firms applying to build temporary on-site housing for their workers following a spike in Covid-19 cases. Its minister, Zuraida Kamaruddin said this was to support the enforcement of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 446), which is expected to curb the spre...

Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin KUALA LUMPUR: Enforcement of the Workers Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act (Amendment) is expected to help curb the spread of diseases, says Zuraida Kamaruddin. The Housing and Local Government Minister added that this is also in line with the International Labor Organization (ILO) Workers Housing Recommendation 1961. "Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of construction site clusters were detected. This shows that cons...

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): The worlds largest rubber glove maker Top Glove Corp Bhds latest record-breaking net profit surged past RM2 billion, backed by strong demand for gloves in both developed and emerging markets, thanks to the pandemic. But behind this super profit, the group has been dogged by issues ranging from import bans in the US market over allegations of forced labour, a surge of Covid-19 infections among its workers that has halted half its production capacity, and possible legal act...

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): The environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues afflicting Top Glove Corp Bhd have led to analysts revising the company’s valuations. CGS-CIMB, while maintaining its “add” call for Top Glove, has cut its target price (TP) on the rubber glove giant by 11% to RM8.90 per share from RM10 previously. This cut is premised on a lower price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of 16 times for calendar year 2022 (CY22) from 17 times previously. “We cut our TP to RM8.90 based o...