Malaysia is one of Asia's biggest employers of foreign labour. But recently, cases of deaths, abuse and forced labour have come to light. What is going on? Who is protecting these migrant workers?
BY LEE SHI-IAN AND MD IZWAN Concerned over the rising cost of living and worried about the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the umbrella bodies of unions and employers want Putrajaya to cushion the blow through tax breaks and living allowances to lighten the burden of companies and their employees. The Malaysian […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today handed over a memorandum to Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) so that the railway would reinstate the 40 KTMB workers who were sacked recently. MTUC general-secretary N.Gopal Krishnam, who handed over the memorandum, said the sacking of the workers by KTMB for […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2, 2014: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has called on the government to announce a reduction in individual income tax in the forthcoming Budget 2015. Its president, Mohd Khalid Atan, told The Rakyat Post today that corporate income tax had been reduced nearly every year. He said at one point it […]
BY V. ANBALAGAN, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Although Putrajaya has described the fuel price hike of 20 sen per litre as “minimal” and “not a burden”, the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) thinks otherwise, saying the increase is steep and will have an impact on the disposable income of private sector workers. Its secretary-general N. Gopal […]
By Nur Fadhliana Shaari KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) — As for the thousands of working parents in the country, the question that haunts them is where will they leave their children when they go to work. Though the services of maids, nurseries and babysitters are often the choice for most working parents today, reports of neglect, […]
BY V. ANBALAGAN, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Foreign workers are the most victimised in the labour force and the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is ringing the alarm bell of more unrest if the nearly six million workforce is not treated with dignity. Its secretary-general, N. Gopal Kishnam (pic), said the riot in August involving Bangladeshi […]
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Sept 30 (Bernama) — The manufacturing, services, and retail and wholesale trading sectors have been identified as major contributors to accidents at the workplace this year. Human Resources Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib said 20,859 workplace accidents were reported up to June this year and the number was expected to increase. […]
INDUSTRIAL COURT, KUALA LUMPUR P IRUTHAYARAJ D PAPPUSAMY; EMPLOYEES’ PANEL: KUNASEGARAN SANKARA PILLAI; EMPLOYERS’ PANEL: CHUNG BOON POH AWARD NO. 1121 OF 2014 [CASE NO: 4/3-406/12] 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 The union contended inter alia that the company had attempted to promote the President of the union, without his consent, to a managerial grade to hinder […]
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