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PETALING JAYA: Employers have three months to make arrangements and provide proper accommodation according to guidelines for foreign workers in all sectors, says the Human Resources Ministry.

Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act will take effect on June 1 in Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan.

With the amendments, the criteria has been extended to all sectors that provide accommodation and housing to foreign workers. “The ministry also agrees with the views of the Malaysian Medical Association on the need to prepare standard operating procedure to enable the implementation of the minimum housing and amenities standards for workers in all sectors in the country, ” he added.

The Act was tabled by former Human Resources minister M. Kulaegaran in the Dewan Rakyat for its first reading last year.

 

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