Labour Dept to take legal action against companies, including Top Glove, for violating workers’ housing law


Workers walk around at Top Glove Klang workers’ dormitory Taman Daya Meru in Klang. — KK SHAM/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: The Labour Department will be taking several companies, including Top Glove to court for violations under the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act.

Its director-general Asri Abd Rahman said that 63 charges await the violators after the department opened 21 investigation papers following an operation last week.

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