Those affected were attached with High 5 marketing and distribution in Shah Alam.

Some of the workers said the bread factory in Shah Alam was no longer in operation. FMT is attempting to contact Silverbird officials for confirmation.

One of the laid-off employees, Mohd Rosnizam Abu said he and 59 other workers had gone to work as usual on Wednesday and received a 24-hour termination notice.

He said they were paid only half a month’s salary. “How are we going to go through Raya with half a month’s salary? This is like a fraud by the company,” he said at a press conference held alongside the workers today.

He also alleged that Employees Provident Fund contributions for several of the workers had not been paid for eight to 12 months.

Rosnizam said that a complaint would be filed with the Labour Office next week.

Parti Sosialis Malaysia secretary-general A Sivarajan has urged the Human Resources Ministry to intervene. “When the factory is closed, all the assets will be liquidated to pay the debtors. The workers will be cheated,” he said.

The employees had also lodged a police report about their termination.

Rosnizam was also quoted as saying that other High 5 employees at the firm’s 12 branches had been affected, with Sivarajan saying he had received complaints from High 5 employees in Ipoh and Seremban about their EPF contributions.