KUALA PERLIS – The Perlis Manpower Department is conducting a special operation beginning today until February 28 to ensure all 2,562 registered foreign workers in the state undergo Covid-19 screenings.
Its director Iskandar Jassa said the move was made in order to contain the spread of the pandemic within the community.
“Today, we visited 11 employers and found that only one of them had conducted Covid-19 screenings for its workers,” he told reporters here, today.
He urged all employers to do so immediately or face consequences.
Iskandar said employers found to have violated Clause 13(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Regulations can be slapped with a fine not exceeding RM1,000 or jailed for no longer than six months or both, if convicted.
He said all foreign workers who underwent Covid-19 screening before December 1 last year will need to be tested again. – Bernama, January 18, 2021
