KOTA KINABALU: Sabah builders are urging the government to consider measures to allow building activities to resume in a bid to alleviate losses faced by the construction industry which has come to a halt since the movement control order was put in place on March 18.
Sabah Builders Association president Lou Chi Nam said that many contractors in the state were facing severe financial challenges.
“It will also help daily workers who are currently without income to earn a much-needed lifeline and reduce social problems, ” he said. He said that various standard operating procedures for controlling the spread of Covid-19 within construction sites can be put in place as required by the Health Department.
Lou said that they understood the government’s decision to extend the MCO till April 28 and appreciated the International Trade and Industry Ministry's approval for certain additional sectors to operate to boost the economy.
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