[ad_1]
KOTA BHARU: The Ministry of Federal Territories will oblige every employer to inform about the accommodation that it will provide to the foreign workers it will hire to obtain approval of the urbanization order.
His Minister, Tan Sri Annuar Musa (pix) He said this is to ensure that these workers do not live in overcrowded Kongsi houses in line with the government’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 among foreign workers in federal territories.
“We make this condition mandatory, but it will be implemented in stages as it will be necessary to provide several centralized labor quarters (CLQs),” he told reporters after launching the Ketereh Parliamentary Constituency People’s Sanitation Awareness Program. at the Tuan Guru Haji Musa Mosque in Bukit Marak, here, today.
The CLQ is an accommodation concept for companies from various sectors to provide accommodation with various facilities such as transportation for their foreign workers.
Annuar said his ministry had so far identified five locations for the CLQ in Kuala Lumpur, including near the Selayang Wholesale Market with an area size of 0.6 to 1.6 hectares, and in District 20, Putrajaya with a Area size of 10.1 hectares that could accommodate a total of 20,000 to 40,000 foreign workers.
He said the ministry will also improve coordination with local authorities and the Ministry of Human Resources to determine the number and presence of foreign workers at construction sites.
“The Ministry of Federal Territories issues the project approval license while the Ministry of Human Resources issues work permits but sometimes, there is no coordination because we do not know who will come to work since it is not the responsibility of the city Kuala Lumpur Lounge (DBKL).
“Then they (foreign workers) come and are placed on crowded construction sites and there is no longer any doubt about the spread of Covid-19 on construction sites,” he added.
In the meantime, Annuar urged resident associations to raise awareness among residents about the need to adhere to standard operating procedure (SOP), especially after the government has relaxed certain rules such as allowing night markets, saloons and nightclubs. hair salons operate in the middle of New Chinese. The celebration of the year is coming.
“The Federal Territories, particularly Kuala Lumpur, must be managed differently due to the many activities that take place and the high population density. So if Covid-19 spreads, it spreads quickly. That’s why we call on the resident associations or joint management committee in each condominium to enforce a community-based SOP, ”he said.
Annuar said that he had also asked DBKL to help the Malaysian Armed Forces and the Royal Malaysian Police to monitor compliance with SOPs in the federal capital. -Called
[ad_2]
