KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) has urged the Government to look into giving full subsidy on the cost of quarantining, Covid-19 screening and medically treating foreign workers.
This is to ease the burden of the construction industry and encourage mass screening using affordable test kits, the association said.
“It is not fair to pass on the foreign workers quarantine, Covid-19 screening and medical treatment costs wholly to contractors as employers in the construction industry are also facing an increase in financial burden.
“At this time, as far as we know, clients are unwilling to share such costs as all these are costs that were not predicted, thus creating cash flow issues for contractors,” it said in a statement today.
Work in all construction sites in the six states placed under the Movement Control Order (MCO) have been ordered to stop effective today (Wednesday).
Senior Minister (Works) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (pic) said exceptions, however, have been given to certain types of construction work categorised in the list of essential services to ensure continuity.
The states subjected to MCO until Jan 26 are Johor, the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, Selangor, Penang and Sabah.
“There are five categories in the construction sector that are given exemptions, namely critical maintenance and repair work; major public infrastructure construction works; building construction work; professional services or consultants and as well as other services in the supply chain such as the supply of building materials, delivery of materials and so on
PETALING JAYA: The International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) has unveiled a full list of all essential service, work, industries and businesses under the five sectors which are allowed to operate in areas under the movement control order to be imposed on Wednesday (Jan 13).