KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian employers say the government, and not companies, should pay for Covid-19 tests for foreign workers that they employ.
"On one hand, we have been allowed to operate to help us survive, but now they are saying we must pay for the tests,"he said in a statement."We understand that the government can only do 16,000 tests a day. Even if all are reserved for foreign workers, it would take almost half a year to screen all of them,"he said.
Datuk Jamarulkhan Kadir, president of Malaysian Indian Muslim Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said many small and medium enterprises were on the verge of collapse and the added burden of paying for the costs would be a big blow. Senior Minister said has said that the new ruling applied to foreign workers in all economic sectors, including those working in shops, restaurants, factories, construction sites, and other service-based businesses.