THE Sitiawan, Perak-based glove manufacturing outfit found to have breached the workers’ accommodation regulations set under the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) has been identified as YTY Industry (Manjung) Sdn Bhd.
Operating out of Lot 1422-1424, Batu 10 Lekir in Sitiawan, the glove maker flouted the law after almost 1,000 workers were found staying in overcrowded quarters at two separate locations with the facilities also did not have accommodation certificates from the Peninsula Malaysia Labour Department (JTK).
Bernama reported JTK’s Legal and Enforcement Division director Zaini Yaakob as saying such living conditions clearly violated the provision under Act 446.
“Indeed, our inspection showed congestions whereby a bedroom which should only have two occupants is shared by more than four workers,” Zaini said after conducting inspection at both the workers quarters here today.
Although all the six blocks at the two workers quarters were found to be clean and suitable for occupation, some requirements were still absent such as beds and mattresses while some beds were placed in the sitting rooms and not in the bed rooms, according to Zaini.
As a result of the operation, JTK would open an investigation paper on the employer or centralised accommodation provider who failed to meet the provisions under the act.
Zaini said the three-hour operation starting from 3pm yesterday (Jan 15) was carried out based on public complaints over overcrowding living condition at both facilities.
‘”Further investigation is still being carried out and discussions will be held with the employers to take steps to overcome the problem in the short term,”’ he added.
The integrated operation also involved the police and several agencies including the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) and local authority. – Jan 16, 2021
