Johor gives developers, contractors, manufacturers two months to house migrant workers in CLQs

File picture of the Johor Baru skyline. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: The Johor government has ordered developers and contractors as well as manufacturers in the state to resolve the placement issue of migrant workers by housing them in registered Centralised Labour Quarters (CLQ) within two months.

State Youth, Sports, Entrepreneur Development, Cooperatives and Human Resources Committee chairman Mohd Hairi Mad Shah said the directive was issued following complaints regarding the placement of foreign workers in public settlements.