IT is economically unfeasible to increase the fine on employers who fail to improve housing for their foreign workers due to the current economic climate, says Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.
“The ministry is currently imposing a fine of RM50,000 per worker on employers if they fail to comply with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990,” he said.
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