Minister: Wristband just a proposal


A shared burden: Some say there should not be any need to single out foreign workers as Covid-19 does not differentiate by nationality.

PETALING JAYA: Authorities say that making all foreign workers in the country wear identification wristbands for surveillance is a mere proposal while industry players warn that this will lead to discrimination and stigmatisation.

Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said it was a mere proposal which he thinks can help in curbing the pandemic in about a million documented foreign workers in the country.

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