Big challenge for small businesses

Men at work: Construction workers carrying out upgrading work at Masjid Putra in Putrajaya. Industry players say employers are finding it hard to comply to the deadline for screening due to cost, appointment scheduling and logistics. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Small enterprises are struggling to send their foreign workers for Covid-19 screening, and are pushing for other preventive measures against the virus to be put in place.

Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) Penang chairman Datuk Jimmy Ong said many employers found it hard to comply with the deadline for screening due to cost, appointment scheduling, and logistics.