KUALA LUMPUR 10 August – The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) calls on the Government to open up all economic sectors immediately based on company level vaccination rates failing which more businesses will have to fold up operations with irreparable damage to the economy and the risk of going into a recession with a long recovery period.
President, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai said the industry is most concerned with the prolonged closure of the non-essential sectors for almost three months now.
He said, while FMM notes and welcomes the easing of restrictions for individuals who have been fully vaccinated, FMM look forward to similar easing of restriction on the business sectors which is desperately needed to ensure business viability as many are at the brink of collapse due to the extended business closure.
“It is globally evident that fast rollout of vaccination is the answer to the reopening and revival of economies regardless of the continued threats of resurgence of cases due to the new and more virulent variants of the virus.
“In this regard, with the ramping up of the national immunisation programme, it is imperative for the Government to immediately remove the segregation of essential and non-essential sectors since businesses are interconnected where the continuation of operations of the so-called essential sectors require the support from the non-essential sectors for inputs and critical services,” he said in a statement here today.
Thian Lai said, much effort, time and financial resources have been deployed by employers to ramp up their company level vaccinations as they recognise it is their only ticket to returning to normalcy in their business operations and sustainability.
“In this regard, FMM reiterates its call on the Government to immediately allow all economic sectors to resume operations based on their company level vaccination rates with continued strict adherence to SOPs and periodical screening of workers,” he added. – DagangNews.com
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