Act to add more costs to construction sector: Wong

Kota Kinabalu: The enforcement of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) in Sabah and Sarawak is bound to add more costs to the construction sector.

The WSG Group Managing Director, Datuk Susan Wong Siew Guen (pic), said although it will increase the development cost for building houses, but for long-term, this will create better living quality for workers.

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