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22 Apr 2021 / 19:05 H. Bernama PUTRAJAYA: The declaration of emergency has allowed the government to better handle the Covid-19 situation in the country, including through the amendment of several specific acts to curb the spread of the disease, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (pix). Stressing that there was no hidden agenda by the government in declaring the emergency, Hamzah said among the amended acts was the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 446) to ensure better living conditions for foreign workers. “Without (emergency), m...

ALOR SETAR (Bernama): A total of 10,961 or 73.9% of employers were found not complying with the Workers' Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) during inspections conducted by the Labour Department (JTK) from Feb 1 to April 15. Deputy Human Resources Minister, Datuk Awang Hashim (pic) said the department has conducted inspections on 14,835 employers nationwide, involving 95,870 employee accommodation units. "Of the total employers inspected, 3,874 or 26.1% of them met (the criteria), while others still failed to comply with the act. Inspections were also carried out on...

03 Apr 2021 / 20:31 H. GEORGE TOWN: A total of 47 factories in Penang have been ordered to close temporarily in the first three months of this year due to Covid-19. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow ( pix) said that the growing number of Covid-19 cases within the Penang’s manufacturing industry raised the alarm to make the Ministry of International Trade and Industry’s (MITI) Safe@Work initiative mandatory at workplaces. “Considering that we have nearly 50 factories that have been temporarily closed between Jan and March this year due to Covid-19, we hoped that the standard operating proced...

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Top Glove Corp Bhd has claimed trial against charges of failure to provide Labour Department (JTK)-certified accommodations, and the matter has been set for another mention on April 28. In a statement today, the glove maker said it was present at the Ipoh Sessions Court yesterday for the first case mention in relation to an inspection by JTK in November last year under the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446). “Top Glove wishes to assure its stakeholders that it remains highly committed to ensuring high quality welfare, health, ...

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, companies in focus on Thursday (March 18) may include Top Glove Corp Bhd, Jaycorp Bhd, Pharmaniaga Bhd, Wah Seong Corp Bhd, Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd, Cycle & Carriage Bintang Bhd and Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd. Top Glove Corp Bhd has claimed trial against charges of failure to provide Labour Department (JTK)-certified accommodations, and the matter has been set for another mention on April 28. The glove maker said it was present at the Ipoh Sessions Court yesterday for the first case mention in relation to an insp...