Malaysian Trades Union Congress

MAS union wants RM900 minimum pay

The Star
Tuesday August 7, 2007

KUALA LUMPUR: A minimum of RM900 – that’s what the Malaysian Airline
System Employees’ Union Peninsular Malaysia (Maseu) is asking for.

Foreign Workers In Malaysia Expected To Exceed Five Million By 2010

Bernama
August 04, 2007 18:26 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) — The number of foreign workers in Malaysia
is expected to exceed five million by 2010 and this will have a major impact
on the employment situation in the country, said Malaysian Institute of Economic
Research (MIER) executive director Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Mohamed Ariff.

MIER: Beware our economy's 'jobless growth'

The Star
Saturday August 4, 2007

By ZULKIFLI ABD RAHMAN

KUALA LUMPUR: While Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow at 6.5% next
year, the stagnant unemployment rate must be addressed to prevent problems later
on, an economist said.

KL refuses to sign declaration on migrant workers--sources

Inquirer
By Volt Contreras
Last updated 06:02am (Mla time)
08/02/2007

MANILA, Philippines — What has been hailed as a landmark declaration promoting
the welfare of migrant workers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
has hit a bump on the road.

PAS, PKR support Minimum Wage picket on Aug 8

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (ES) – The two main opposition parties here today
have expressed support for a picket on Aug 8, to get the government to enact
a minimum wage of RM900 and a cost of living allowance (COLA) of RM300.

DILEMA PEKERJA KONTRAK

Oleh: Rafzan Ramli

30 Julai 2007

Seperti biasa, saya dan rakan sekerja akan duduk bersama menikmati minum petang
setelah selesai bekerja shif pagi pada jam 4 petang. Hari ini teman saya asyik
tersenyum gembira setelah menerima surat dari ibu pejabat. Saya cuba mencungkil
apa yang tersirat di sebalik raut wajah kegembiraannya. Akhirnya dia membuka
cerita, "Aku dah diserapkan ke status pekerja tetap lah", ujarnya
sambil menunjukkan surat rasmi yang diterimanya. Teman saya ini sudah bekerja
di syarikat melebihi dua tahun. Beliau telah mula bekerja dengan status pekerja
kontrak selama setahun dan kemudian, kontraknya diperbaharui setiap tahun.

Outsourcing firms woes of Bangladeshi workers

The Daily Star
Finds HR organisation
Porimol Palma

Mon. July 30, 2007

The outsourcing companies are largely responsible for high migration cost and
exploitation of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia, a survey by a renowned human
rights organisation of the Southeast Asian nation revealed.

Trade unions mull pickets over minimum wage

July 29 2007

THE Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) is contemplating holding another
round of pickets throughout the country on August 8 to press for the minimum
wage in the private sector to be set at RM900 a month and also Cost of Living
Allowance (COLA) of RM300 for the workers in it.