This year’s May Day rally in KL was significant for a number of reasons, observes Jerit, with a reminder that workers are a force for change.
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Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Oppressed People's Network)
If Pakatan takes over the federal government in the next election, it should prioritise legislation towards asset disclosures, says Jerit. Semua rakyat harus mendapat hak yang saksama dan harus boleh menikmati sumber Malaysia bersama, ulas Nalini M dan Kohila dari Jerit. Sehingga perubahan ini berlaku, Hari Malaysia hanya adalah satu lagi cuti umum dalam banyak-banyak cuti umum yang ada di Malaysia. For the past one decade, Gabungan Pekerja Kilang dan Kesatuan, Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (GPKK/Jerit), Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), NGOs as well as individuals have been petitioning for a Minimum Wage Act . Kalau kerajaan sentiasa membantu kapitalis dan memangsakan rakyat, sudah tentu rakyat tidak akan membantu kerajaan, apa lagi membiarkan hak mereka dirampas, ulas Jerit. Menteri Besar Selangor Khalid Ibrahim telah menyatakan sokongan penuh dan melancarkan kempen basikal Jerit “Rakyat pengayuh perubahan’ pada 29 November 2008 di perkarangan Stadium Melawati. Malaysia is not yet ready for a minimum wage. This is the consistent statement of the Human Resource Ministers of Malaysia. The newly appointed Minister and his deputy are no different, complains Jerit. The Oppressed People’s Network (Jerit) has initiated a nationwide cycling campaign that carries the theme of ’Rakyat Pengayuh Perubahan’ which means People The Force of Change. This campaign is spearheaded by community leaders and ordinary Malaysians such as plantation workers, industrial workers, farmers, urban pioneers, students and youth groups Jika harga petrol dan tarif elektrik naik, semua harga barangan dan perkhidmatan akan naik. Kos hidup rakyat akan naik. Apa yang akan berlaku kepada rakyat yang kebanyakkannya berpendapatan rendah? Adakah pembayaran rebet RM625 dan RM150 akan dapat mengurangkan beban rakyat? Tidak sama sekali, tegas Jerit. Kalau negara yang lebih miskin seperti Sri Lanka, Pakisatan, Bangladesh dan Vietnam boleh ada Gaji Minima, kenapa bukan Malaysia yang lebih maju dan membangun daripada mereka, tanya Jerit. Tak cukup sekadar mempunyai bangunan tinggi sepert KLCC, taraf hidup rakyat pun perlulah ditingkatkan. |
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16 May 2012 (10:40) Umno, how much did you spend to bring your crowd? Hello P.Ramakrishnan, Please don't start lying to the readers. You wrote 'The Bersih 3.0 crowd came willingly and voluntarily and spontaneously. There was no inducement.' 'There was no inducement'? Are you really sure or you are just play...