February 2, 2021 @ 5:57pm
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) has put forward three demands to the government in the wake of the extension of the Movement Control Order (MCO) 2.0.

On the extension of the MCO until Feb 18, Fomca president Datuk Dr Marimuthu Nadason said the onus is on the government to ensure people "have food on their table."

"Firstly, the government must extend the blanket loan moratorium in tandem with the MCO extension.

"Secondly, the government must distribute a RM5,000 allowance for workers who have been retrenched due to the implementation of the MCO.

"Thirdly, the government should also provide a RM1,200 allowance, or the minimum wage amount for unemployed individuals," he told the New Straits Times today.

The three measures, he said, are important to ensure that Malaysians can weather the economic uncertainty as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the nation.

"We constantly hear the government telling us that they have to strike a balance between lives and livelihood.

"Now is the time to deliver on that," he said.

Source: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/02/662488/mco-extension-fomca-calls-loan-moratorium-living-allowance?topicID=1&articleID=662488