KUALA LUMPUR: The 4.4 per cent increase in average monthly salaries for Malaysian workers last year is relatively insignificant when compared to the financial challenges they face, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress said today. Its secretary-general J. Solomon said the rise, as revealed by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) yesterday, should be evaluated together […]
KUALA LUMPUR : Despite the salary increase in 2019, workers remain in dire straits and the worst is yet to come, said Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general J Solomon.He said the 4.4% hike in salary and wages in 2019 as reported by the Statistics Department yesterday merely represented an average increase of RM137 in […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — The Malaysia Trade Union Congress (MTUC) today said the government must do all it can to protect the livelihood of employees, as most of them are from the B40 low-income group that have been struggling to sustain themselves and their families amid the Covid-19 pandemic. MTUC president J. Solomon said […]
A WAGE growth of 4.4% in 2019 does not give the full picture of the economy and leaves out the plight of those in the B40 and lower-income groups, said the Malaysian Trades Union Congress. “The 4.4% hike in salary and wage may seem commendable to some, more so… (that) the increase reflected the 4.4% […]
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KUALA LUMPUR: The government has been urged to reject any moves by employers to delay the enforcement of the amended Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 which came into force Sept 1. The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) said any delay in the implementation of housing and amenities for foreign workers […]
