CM explains need for Workers Village

Face-to-face: Maverick DAP rep Teh (left) having a word with his party boss Lim during a short break at the state assembly sitting.

GEORGE TOWN: The proposed Workers Village project in Juru is not a “detention camp” for foreign workers but will have infrastructure of international standard, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

“The proposal was made to address accommodation issues faced by workers and also to curb social problems, especially among foreign workers.