Its minister, Annuar Musa, said this is to ensure thatthese workers will not be living in over-crowded worker houses, which is in line withthe government’s efforts in curbing the spread of COVID-19 among foreignworkers in the country.
The compulsory condition will be implemented in stages asseveral centralised labour quarters (CLQ) will need to be provided,” he said.
The CLQ is an accommodation concept for companies invarious sectors to provide accommodation with various facilities such astransportation for their foreign workers.
Annuar said his ministry has so far identified five locationsfor the CLQ in Kuala Lumpur, one of which could accommodate a total of 20,000to 40,000 foreign workers.
About 91.1 percent or 1.4 million foreign workers inMalaysia are not provided with accommodation that complies with provisions inthe Workers' Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990, according tothe Malaysian Human Resources Ministry.
The move came following a spike in COVID-19 infections amongforeign workers in the third wave of the pandemic in Malaysia./.