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April 6, 2019, Wisma Perkeso Sarawak.
The Labour Law Reform roadshow for the 6th series continued at the Wisma Perkeso Sarawak today.
Among the representatives from the MOHR were Mr Mooi Poh Kong, Senior Director of Legal, Trade Union Department Putrajaya as the first panelist, En Ahmad Kamal Md Noor, Director of Legal, Industrial Relation Department,Putrajaya as the second panelist, Seniors officers from JHEKS/JPP Sarawak, Mr George Young from MEF of Sarawak as the third panelist, and the worker panelist is Bro Andrew Lo,Secretary Of MTUC Sarawak Division.
While MTUC HQ was represented by Bro J Solomon, MTUC Secretary-General, Bro K Soma, Assistant Secretary Education, Bro Zul Thye, MTUC MRC Coordinator as the moderator for the panel discussion, Bro Tuan Haji Ibrahim Hamid, MTUC Sarawak Chairman, several MTUC leaders from Sarawak and from the task force and nearly 125 union members from various sectors in the state of Sarawak participated.
The program was opened with a welcome speech from the Master of Ceremony, Sis Maimunah and followed by reciting of doa by Bro Fitri.
Bro Tuan Haji Ibrahim, Chairman of MTUC Sarawak division welcomed the attendance of all participants in the program despite of their weekends, and other committments.
He thanked the Secreteriat Office of MTUC Headquarters and all the task force for the concern shown to have the roadshow done throughout the countries and today in Sarawak and happy to see a big crowd of participants today.
He is happy to see the committment from all union members that attended the program today and hopes that the information received today can be disseminated to other workers and union members.
Bro J Solomon, MTUC’s Secretary-General in his speech welcomed all participants. He explained the purpose of the program being undertaken by MTUC throughout the states in Malaysia and today in Sarawak and follow by Sabah the next day. It is very important that the program is organized to ensure that all workers, union members and union leaders as well as the public know and understand the ongoing Labour Law Reform in Malaysia. The LLR is very important to all stakeholders.
He thanked all the task force members to make this LLR Roadshow possible to explained to the workers and to especially YB Tuan Kulasegaran on his initiatives that the LLR is taking place. In his determination under the Ministry of Human Resource to collaborate with the MTUC as well as the employer in this process. We have waited for 60 years for this change. Most of our Labour Laws are archives and does not favour workers rights based on our current situation.
Among those are the wages of workers which has a wide gap and it is time that we have to ensure that all of us take the opportunity to understand the process of amendments to the Labour Law reform and disseminate to all members.
The attitude and mindset must also change in parallel with the changes in the labour laws. MTUC is reviewing the LLR process very seriously as we want to listen to the workers and members views.
Accordingly, Bro J Solomon the ILO and ITUC has also informed that ,there is no Minister of Labour in other countries currently who has embarked in ensuring trade union membership increase and encouraging workers to be organised in an unorganised environment.
Further, the program continued with a panel discussion which was recorded live in our Malaysian TUC Facebook. All members and followers of our facebook are encourage to like and share the live video.
The MOHR reps and MEF rep gave their views while Workers Rep Bro Andrew Lo gave a comprehensive workers pathetic imbalance situation and how the LLR should turn it around for the betterment of workers.
It ended with Q and A and at 1pm lunch was served to those who participated.
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