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Butterworth: A belacan factory operating on the quiet for the past five years behind a joss stick manufacturer here, has been fined and ordered to close for two weeks for operating under unhygienic conditions and misrepresenting its product. The factory was found with packaging boxes claiming that the belacan was halal, but health inspectors from the Penang health department found the company had no halal certification for the product that was being sold under a well-known brand name. The owner of the factory said they were just “sample boxes” but the officers found the explanation unacceptable. The department's food safety and quality division officer, Mohd Wazir Khalid, said the owner did not cooperate when questioned further. He added that the officers believe the factory had been producing belacan in bulk for other brands too, as boxes with different brand names were also found. Wazir said the factory was operating under unhygienic conditions, with workers not wearing proper clothing and using dirty tools. Workers in slippers were also found stomping on the belacan that had been spread out on the floor to dry, and flattened with a dirty hoe. (Free Malaysia Today) a) Evaluate the above case based on Islamic production aspects by giving five (5) arguments. [10 marks] b) “Employees only need to receive wages to fulfill their basic needs. The amounts of wages need not to be too high since it would reduce the profit of the firms”. Discuss this statement from the Islamic point of view.