"More time needed to improve housing for foreign workers, says FMM", 1 June 2020

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers is seeking more time to comply with amendments to the law designed to improve standards of housing for foreign workers.

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However FMM vice-president Nathan Suppiah said..."[w]e urge the authorities to give more time, at least six months, for companies to reset and rearrange according to the requirements of the law and the additional requirements under standard procedures,"....

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The regulations are expected to provide greater detail about minimum standards of housing and amenities as well as safety and health requirements.

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...[T]he huge number of foreign workers in Malaysia posed a big challenge for employers to fulfil all the conditions, including the added precautionary measures introduced in the standard procedures.

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