THE government has given employers three months to provide proper accommodation and living conditions for migrant workers in all sectors, as provided for under amendments passed by Parliament in July last year to the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act, 1990 (“Housing boost for workers”, The Star, May 28; online at bit.ly/star_housing).
Enforcement of Act 446 was scheduled for June 1 but has now been put off to Sept 1 to give employers time to make the necessary preparations. The urgency to enforce the Act now has been highlighted by the need to flatten the curve of Covid-19 infections as quickly and as effectively as possible.
