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PUTRAJAYA must not entertain any excuse from errant employers who fail to address their workers’ housing needs as the three-month grace period to comply with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 ends today, said a union.
Malaysian Trades Union Congress secretary-general J. Solomon said employers have been given enough time to fulfil the requirements.
“The Human Resources Ministry must not allow employers to cite financial drawbacks due to Covid-19 as reason to delay the enforcement of the laws,” he said.
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