PETALING JAYA: Industry leaders are urging the government to let then have a say before standard operating procedures (SOPs) for businesses are drawn up.
They claim that the current situation for the ongoing MCO had issues and created confusion about carrying out economic activities.
In a virtual media conference on Saturday (Jan 30), Industries Unite MCO 2.0 group coordinator Datuk Irwin Cheong said the group came to a general consensus that they want engagement with the authorities.
According to them, the government s instructions with regard to mid-stream and down-stream businesses were not clear.
Industries Unite MCO 2.0 is a loose group of SMEs from various industries.
No Barber shop to operate during MCO 2.0. - ONG SOON HIN/The Star
PETALING JAYA: The hairdressing, wellness and optical industries have urged the government to reconsider its decision to prohibit them from operating during the movement control order period.
They pointed out that they had not been the cause of any Covid-19 clusters thus far.
Association of Malaysian Optometrists president Ahmad Fadhullah Fuzai called on the government to allow private practice optometrists as well as optical shops to reopen.
He said since the beginning of the pandemic they had not been the cause of any clusters as they had been following the SOP diligently.