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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 workers’ living conditions that are in violation of Covid-19 safety regulations. In the notice sighted...

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 Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, at the factory, the owner was found to have violated several laws after its ...

PETALING JAYA: Human Resources Minister M. Saravanan has dismissed a glove-manufacturing company's 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 Saravanan when contacted, who took part in a multi-agency raid at a Brightway Holding's subsidiary in Ka...

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 December 18 annually. Its president Salim Bashir commended Putrajaya’s move to enforce amendments to t...

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 circulating on social media depicting overcrowded living quarters and unsanitary conditions seem to substantia...