PUTRAJAYA (6 February 2013): Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Jerit) submitted a total of 55 complaints regarding the abuse of minimum wage policy by employers to the Ministry of Human Resource. Continue reading »
Apr 022013
Mar 272013
Sixty seven civil society groups have called on the government to immediately rescind the decision to allow employers of migrant workers to recover the foreign workers’ levies they paid to the government from the migrant workers concern. Continue reading »
Feb 142013
The government has implemented the minimum wage policy for political reasons without any strategic plan to address the flood of foreign workers into the country, observes Ronald Benjamin. Continue reading »
Oct 292012
Hygiene workers do the general public a favour by maintaining the cleanliness and pleasantness of public spaces despite the often dirty and dangerous nature of their jobs. Theirs is the nobler cause, says Jasmine Tea. Continue reading »
Aug 252012
Under this pro-business BN government, trade unions have been weakened and workers’bargaining powers eroded, writes Charles Hector. Continue reading »
Jul 282012
In the first of a two-part article, Charles Hector examines how a pro-business government has led to a steady weakening of workers’ rights and their welfare and livelihood. Continue reading »
Oct 282011
More than a hundred civil society groups from across the region have endorsed a statement opposing these amendments, which they feel will undermine the employer-employee relationship and erode workers’ rights. Continue reading »
May 112011
Unless the government and the private sector tackle the real issues, the brain drain will continue to haunt Malaysia, says Ronald Benjamin. Continue reading »
Feb 052011
Employers must pay all medical costs of workers especially for work-related accident or occupational diseases, insist 58 local and regional civil society groups. Continue reading »
Jan 242011
The application of labour laws and acceptance of workers’ rights for domestic workers would clarify the employment relationship between domestic workers and employers, says Angeline Loh. Continue reading »