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KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): The number of firms punished for not contributing to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) fell 17% to 3,010 in 2016, from 3,641 in 2015, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem.
 
The errant employers were compounded, he said in reply to a question from Datuk Dr Abd Latiff Ahmad (BN-Mersing) in Parliament.
 
Riot said another 1,311 employers were referred for court action in 2016, which is 9.07% higher than 1,202 employers in 2015.

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