KUALA LUMPUR: ATA IMS Bhd has asked for charges that it violated labour laws to be dropped, saying any infractions were caused by “challenges presented during the pandemic.”

       ATA was charged with four violations of laws relating to minimum standards for worker accommodation, the labour department said last week.

       ATA said in a statement the charges stem from inspections conducted in May by the labour department under the Human Resources Ministry.

       The accommodation facilities that were inspected had housed employees who had decided to return to their home countries and whose work permits had expired but whose departure had been delayed due to travel restrictions. — Reuters