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Govt sets SOP for temporary on-site quarters for construction workers
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The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has prepared a standard operating procedure (SOP) for construction firms applying to build temporary on-site housing for their workers following a spike in Covid-19 cases.
Its minister, Zuraida Kamaruddin said this was to support the enforcement of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 446), which is expected to curb the spread of disease in line with the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Recommendation 115 (Workers Housing Recommendation, 1961).
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KUALA LUMPUR: Enforcement of the Workers Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act (Amendment) is expected to help curb the spread of diseases, says Zuraida Kamaruddin.
The Housing and Local Government Minister added that this is also in line with the International Labor Organization (ILO) Workers Housing Recommendation 1961. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of construction site clusters were detected. This shows that construction workers are a high risk group for Covid-19 infection, especially foreign workers, ” she said.
Zuraida added that the risk of spreading the virus is serious, especially taking the dense living conditions and low level of cleanliness at such premises into account.
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