PUTRAJAYA – Employers are required to provide quarantine centres to isolate their foreign workers who have tested positive for Covid-19, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.
In a statement today, he said employers are also required to bear any medical cost caused by the virus, and see to the welfare of their workers during their isolation period.
He added that employers should report to the Health Ministry immediately if any of their foreign workers are found to be infected with the coronavirus.
“Employers should be more proactive in curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic among foreign workers, following the increase in positive cases, which has reached more than 125,000.”
Saravanan said employers should also provide Covid-19 screening tests for foreign workers in accordance with the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (measures within the infected local areas) (No.9) 2020, under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988, which came into force on January 1.
“This is to enable early detection of positive cases among foreign workers, and to curb the spread of the pandemic to their colleagues.” – Bernama, January 8, 2021
