KOTA KINABALU (March 21): The Sabah Government desires to have full authority on labour and full enforcement of the Labour Ordinance (Sabah Chapter 67).
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said that this was consistent with Sabah’s rights and autonomy under the Malaysia
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11 Jan 2021 / 18:06 H.
PUTATAN: Over 100,000 foreign workers in the state have yet to undergo Covid-19 screening tests, says Sabah Labour Department director Wan Zukli Wan Setapa.
He said there were 7,578 registered employers in Sabah who hired 115,157 foreign workers, however, since December, only 3,200 employees involving 700 employers had taken the mandatory tests.
“However, so far, only 3,200 foreign workers involving 700 employers had taken the test since December last year,” he told reporters after conducting a Covid-19 screening test compliance operation at a factory hiring foreign workers here today.
Wan Zukli said employers were urged to comply with the mandatory testing by Feb 28.
He said JTK in collaboration with the Health Department and the Social Security Organisation (Socso) would conduct integrated operations and visit each premise to ensure that all foreign workers in Sabah underwent Covid-19 screening tests.