PETALING JAYA: The producer of Massimo bakery products, Italian Baker Sdn Bhd, has denied it does not accept Indians for employment at its factory.
The company said in a statement a video on the matter that has been widely viewed on Facebook, TikTok and WhatsApp is “baseless and inaccurate”.
“We were made aware of this misinformation thanks to the vigilance of a concerned individual, and we are especially appreciative to this individual whose TikTok video brought the issue to our attention, allowing us to take swift action.
“Upon learning of the situation, we have taken immediate steps to address the matter by lodging reports with police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
“We are committed to ensuring the truth prevails and that our community is well informed.“
In the video, an Indian girl claims she responded to an advertisement on Facebook and sent her application for a factory job through a link that was provided.
However, in WhatsApp responses, she was told by an alleged employee from Italian Baker that Indians were not allowed to apply.
“Indians are not allowed to enter (to work at the factory)”, according to the text message she received.
When contacted by theSun, Italian Baker holding company FFM Berhad corporate affairs manager Linda Keng said the advertisement was fake and that workers were not being recruited by the firm.
“We did not receive any calls from the girl. We reached out to her to ascertain the contact number which she communicated through and can confirm that it does not belong to us.”
Keng said police and MCMC reports that were lodged were against the scammer, not the girl.
“We made the reports on the scam. We leave it in the good hands of the authorities to investigate the matter.
“The incident has been escalated to the Labour Department and it promptly visited us (to investigate further) and found no issues (as this was a scam).”
