Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general J Solomon has urged the government to ensure that “irresponsible” employers threatening mass retrenchments during the movement control order (MCO) are reined in.

In a statement today, he also called on the administration of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to see that the public and workers’ safety is accorded top priority amid concerns that protracted restrictions in place since March 18 would deepen Malaysia’s economic devastation.