Companies yesterday scrambled to find accommodation in Singapore for affected workers ahead of the Malaysian travel ban that takes effect today.
Many workers who typically commute to work daily from Johor will now stay with colleagues or in dormitories and hotels for the duration of the two-week ban. But employers in the hardest-hit sectors such as security and transport said they were not able to house all their workers by the deadline.
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