Monday, 24 May 2021 08:33 PM MYTSubscribe to ourKUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The National Union of Bank Employees secretary-general J. Solomon today continued to accuse Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan of delaying amendments to the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities 2019 .
Though the minister made a clarification earlier this month, the unionist insisted there was a postponement and that it goes against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decree. “The minister appeared to have taken on himself to reverse the enforcement of Act 446 which was proclaimed by the YDPA. He has arbitrarily agreed for the enforcement of the law to be postponed until the end of the year despite the rising numbers of Covid-19 clusters involving workers.
Act 446 was introduced to address the poor living conditions of foreign workers in Malaysia as the often-cramped accommodation was seen as a hotbed of Covid-19 infections.Saravanan had said in April the government agreed to relax the enforcement of rules governing the workers’ housing standards.
Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)