Commuters leave the Woodlands Causeway across to Singapore from Johor hours before Malaysia imposed a lockdown in March. Photo: Reuters
Commuters leave the Woodlands Causeway across to Singapore from Johor hours before Malaysia imposed a lockdown in March. Photo: Reuters

Coronavirus: Malaysian workers in Singapore in a quandary after being told to go on unpaid leave

  • Many Malaysians have been asked to take unpaid leave during Singapore’s partial lockdown and are unable to apply for part-time jobs by law
  • They are hesitant to return to Malaysia for fear that they will be unable to go back to Singapore and are waiting for the circuit breaker to end

Commuters leave the Woodlands Causeway across to Singapore from Johor hours before Malaysia imposed a lockdown in March. Photo: Reuters
Commuters leave the Woodlands Causeway across to Singapore from Johor hours before Malaysia imposed a lockdown in March. Photo: Reuters
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