NSC: Manufacturing sector can operate with conditions
The National Security Council (NSC) has allowed the manufacturing sector producing products deemed critical to continue operating as usual with several conditions imposed.
These critical products include food and beverages such as rice, sugar, bread, dairy, herbs, coffee, chicken, and beef; agriculture and fishery namely seafood, fruits, and vegetables; household goods such as toilet paper and toiletries; and pharmaceutical products....
The National Security Council (NSC) has allowed the manufacturing sector producing products deemed critical to continue operating as usual with several conditions imposed.
These critical products include food and beverages such as rice, sugar, bread, dairy, herbs, coffee, chicken, and beef; agriculture and fishery namely seafood, fruits, and vegetables; household goods such as toilet paper and toiletries; and pharmaceutical products.
These critical products include imports.
The announcement came after a meeting between the Ministry of International Trade & Industry and various stakeholders such as Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and The Japanese Chamber of Trade and Industry Malaysia.
In allowing the sector to operate, the NSC imposed 14 conditions.
Among others, the factories or premises must use a minimal number of workers or only up to 50 percent of the total number throughout the movement control order and allow workers who are not required to be in the factory to work from home.
The companies must also conduct a daily body temperature test on workers, provide the list of workers to the ministry, and ensure that the workers' movements are only from home to the factory.
The order, effective today until March 31, is the government's effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
Many private and government sectors have been asked to close operations except for essential services such as water, electricity, energy, telecommunications, postal services, transport, maritime, fuel, gas, lubricants, and broadcasting.
