PETALING JAYA: Foreign workers should be given the Covid-19 vaccine in their home country before entering Malaysian soil, says the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).
Its president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said employers should not be forced to bear the additional costs of vaccinating their foreign employees following reports that the government was considering making it compulsory for foreign workers to receive booster shots in Malaysia.
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