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?
KUALA LUMPUR: Contributing to Social Security Organisation (Socso) for all permanent and contract government staff, restudying the giving of 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) and looking into the issue of Goods and Services Tax (GST) are three issues which the government is urged to consider in the upcoming Budget 2018. These are among the main proposals […]
PETALING JAYA: The Employment Insurance System (EIS) looks set to be on track for implementation now that stakeholders are “agreeable” to the lowering of the percentage of contribution. Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) president Abdul Halim Mansor said during a recent tripartite meeting with the Government and stakeholders, the rate was agreed to be brought […]
Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) welcome various new strategies that are being introduced and implemented by the Employees Provident (EPF) to have greater protection for the contributors. However we want EPF to maintain high standards of transparency and efficiency in all its undertakings to safeguard contributors’ interests. MTUC strongly feels that EPF should device strategic […]
AS expected, the results of the US presidential election has led to uncertainty about the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). This is very much clear as the President Barack Obama’s administration has suspended its efforts to win Congressional approval for his Asian free-trade deal before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20, […]
Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is disappointed with the price hike of petrol and diesel, which increased 15 cents, where it is believed that the increase is highest this year. As all of us knew, the current price is higher than January prices of RM1.85 (RON95), RM2.25 (RON97) and RM1.60 (diesel). MTUC believes that the […]
Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) takes seriously the recent statement by Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot that “for every 10 legal workers in Malaysia, there are seven illegal workers”. In other words 70 per cent of foreign workers in Malaysia are illegal or undocumented and in breach of national law. As it is […]
Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) hope that the Federal Government will introduce better scheme in the Budget 2017, scheduled to be presented in Parliament next month, to ease the burden of new house buyers. We still hears about the difficulties experienced by the rakyat to own a house. A comprehensive approach should be introduced to […]
DALAM beberapa hari lagi negara akan meraikan ulang tahun ke-59 Hari Kemerdekaan. Di sebalik keriangan yang terpancar di wajah rakyat tanpa mengira latar belakang kaum dan agama, hasil kajian Pertubuhan Pertolongan Wanita (WAO) yang menunjukkan adanya diskriminasi dan penindasan dilakukan ke atas wanita hamil di sektor swasta dari segi dibuang kerja, disekat kenaikan pangkat, diberhentikan […]
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