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MEF: Employers need more time to comply with Workers’ Housing Act

Thursday, 26 Nov 2020 11:09 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The Malaysian Employers Federation has requested more time to comply with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1900 which was fully enforced by the Ministry of Human Resources today. “In complying with the Act, the employers are required to abide by such things as space requirement and minimum thickness of the mattress. For example, 1,500 square feet of space could only accommodate a maximum of six foreign workers and we know that many Malaysians are living in spaces much smaller than this.

 

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