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- TWU: Amendments to Employment Act should be withdrawn
- Hailstorm hits Subang Jaya
- PM: Voices of dissent in M’sia sign of a matured democracy
| TWU: Amendments to Employment Act should be withdrawn Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:12 AM PST PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Human Resources should withdraw the amendments to the Employment Act 1955 which were passed by Parliament on Oct 6 because they are of no benefit to Malaysian workers, said Transport Workers Union (TWU) secretary-general Datuk Zainal Rampak. Zainal, who is also a former president of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), said the amendments were seen to favour employers more and denied workers their basic rights. Speaking at a press conference here today, he said Seksyen 33A in the Act only stated that labour suppliers had to register with the Manpower Department but did not mention if the workers concerned were to be hired as permanent workers. If they were not made permanent workers, they would lose out on benefits like contributions to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the Social Security Organisation (Socso) and insurance and medical protection, he said. He said the TWU and MTUC were willing to discuss the matter with the ministry and hoped it would be resolved soon so that there was no need for it to be referred to the International Labour Organisation. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Posted: 13 Nov 2011 02:49 AM PST Published: Sunday November 13, 2011 MYT 3:21:00 PM |
| PM: Voices of dissent in M’sia sign of a matured democracy Posted: 13 Nov 2011 02:45 AM PST HONOLULU: The so-called voices of dissent by various groups in Malaysia is a sign of a matured economy but they must be responsible and adhere to the rule of law in being able to air their grouses freely, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Dismissing the notion that such voices of dissent, which seem to contradict each other were a copycat of the Arab spring, he said that Malaysia does not stifle dissent. Instead, it has in place a matured democracy that allows dissenting voices to go through the political process, he said during a question-and-answer session after delivering a speech on the "Global Movement of the Moderates" at the East-West Center here on Saturday. Turning to the economy, he said that the Economic Transformation Programme with a projected 5-6 per cent growth, annually, would help the country to reduce its national debt over the years. He also said that China should be seen as an opportunity to increase market share and not as a threat as its growth and economic dominance is inevitable. "The best way is to engage China," he said, alluding to its four billion population that offers immense opportunities as a consumer market. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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