S’gor exco: Decision on employees dormitories will certainly consist of locals’ claim

resident authorities will certainly think about locals’ arguments when accepting the building of centralised dorms for international employees in an area, claims Selangor city government and tourist board chairman Datuk Ng Suee Lim.

He claimed this in respond to an inquiry by Datuk Harrison Hassan (PN-Jeram) that additionally declared that around 1,000 locals in Alam Jaya had actually challenged the proposition for such dorm in their area.

Despite the variety of arguments, Harrison claimed an exclusive firm that performed a social influence evaluation (SIA) for the suggested job reported that 54% of the locals have actually concurred.

“The residents who objected had fears that the proposal would be approved by Kuala Selangor Municipal Council without their consent,” claimed Harrison at the Selangor State Assembly being in Shah Alam.

Ng claimed SIA was obligatory prior to any kind of international employees dorm was constructed, particularly near houses.

“This requirement ensures that the surrounding community’s concerns, such as the potential for disturbances, are carefully evaluated.

“In Malaysia’s democratic system, it is essential for local residents to voice their opinions, and local authorities are committed to making decisions that balance the needs of the foreign workers with the concerns of the local residents.

“The matter will continue to be evaluated by the local authorities to ensure any development meets both legal requirements and community expectations, with a focus on maintaining harmony in residential areas while managing the needs of foreign workers effectively,” he claimed.

Ng additionally specified that the state believed that centralised international employees dorms would certainly best be situated in industrial parks.

“Such establishments will assist local authorities, employers and other relevant authorities in controlling the workers’ movements and addressing issues such as disturbances caused to local communities.

“It will provide adequate accommodations for foreign workers to ensure their well-being and maintain public safety, as well as to provide orderly and comfortable dormitories to reduce social problems such as public disturbances caused by foreign workers.

“A key part of the approach is the collaboration between local authorities, employers and developers to ensure that foreign workers are placed in safe and regulated areas that can easily be monitored,” he claimed.

Ng additionally claimed that strategyMalaysia has actually described standards for building of employees’ dorms for Centralised Labour Quarters and Temporary Labour Quarters, which can assist the state, regional authorities, programmers, companies, manufacturing facility drivers, company and international employee dorms drivers to give holiday accommodation that is well-organised and all natural.