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<h2>The Negeri Sembilan government has announced a prohibition on foreign workers residing in residential areas within the state</h2>
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<p>According to a <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/daparulkumar/posts/878638280927931">Facebook post</a> by Negeri Sembilan Local Government Development, Housing, and Transport Committee chairperson Arul Kumar Jambunathan, the state government has decided to ban foreign workers from staying in any residential areas, providing a grace period until the end of the year.</p>
<p>During this period, all residences used as accommodations for foreign workers will undergo a whitewashing process to obtain Accommodation Certificates from the Department of Labour. All foreign workers currently residing in residential areas must be relocated to commercial zones or centralised labour quarters (CLQs).</p>
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<p class="img-caption">Arul during a visit to a Centralised Labour Quarter (CLQ) lodge residence in Bandar Baru Nilai, which houses nearly 1,000 units and can accommodate 3,500 workers.</p>
<p>                <small class="img-credit">Image via <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/daparulkumar/posts/878638280927931" rel="noopener">J.Arul Kumar (Facebook)</a></small>
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<h2>Arul, who is also the Nilai assemblyperson, said the local authorities have outlined several criteria for the CLQs</h2>
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<p>&#8220;These CLQs must be fenced and constantly monitored. They must also be equipped with all basic facilities for foreign workers,&#8221; he said, adding that this will ensure the rights of every foreign worker to have a comfortable and safe place to live.</p>
<p>The implementation of this measure aims to address issues arising from foreign workers in residential areas, such as disturbances and hygiene concerns, he noted in his Facebook post.</p>
<p>He said that the state government also has plans to assist in the construction of the CLQs.</p>
<p><b>However, Arul did not specify whether this includes live-in foreign domestic helpers.</b></p>
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<p class="img-caption">Arul inspecting the cafeteria during his visit to the CLQ.</p>
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Foreign Workers In Negeri Sembilan Are Now Banned From Living In Residential Areas