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N Gopal Kishnam
LETTER | Stop precarious system, make contract doctors permanent staff now
The government should transfer unused budgets from other ministries to the Health Ministry.
N Gopal Kishnam
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4 years ago
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LETTER | Workers demand swift implementation of labour law reforms
MAY DAY | The government continues to remain silent on whether it will pursue these measures.
N Gopal Kishnam, Irene Xavier
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4 years ago
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Standardise minimum wage at RM1.2k across the board
LETTER | A special cabinet committee is needed to devise a roadmap to achieving 48 pct compensation of employees per GDP.
N Gopal Kishnam, Irene Xavier
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5 years ago
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Solomon's 'disappointment' a surprise to us
LETTER | And, the proposal he submitted earlier was done without the endorsement of the MTUC General Council.
N Gopal Kishnam
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6 years ago
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MTUC wants workers’ reps in EPF investment panel
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) welcomes various new strategies that are being introduced and implemented by the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to have greater protection for the contributors. However, we want EPF to maintain high standards of transparency and efficiency in all its undertakings to safeguard contributors’ interests.
N Gopal Kishnam
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8 years ago
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MTUC: Implement reforms of labour laws regardless of TPPA’s uncertainty
As expected, the results of the US presidential election has led to uncertainty about the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). This is very much clear as President Barack Obama’s administration has suspended its efforts to win congressional approval for his Asian free-trade deal before president-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan 20, 2017.
N Gopal Kishnam
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8 years ago
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MTUC disappointed, petrol price hike must be reviewed
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is disappointed with the price hike of petrol and diesel, which increased by 15 sen a litre on Nov 1, where it is believed that the increase is the highest this year.
N Gopal Kishnam
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8 years ago
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MTUC: We need to act on undocumented foreign workers
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) takes seriously the recent statement by Human Resources Minister Richard Riot that “for every 10 legal workers in Malaysia, there are seven illegal workers”. In other words 70 percent of foreign workers in Malaysia are illegal or undocumented and in breach of national law.
N Gopal Kishnam
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8 years ago
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Will Budget 2017 bring incentives to reduce house-buyers’ burden?
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) hopes that the federal government will introduce better schemes in Budget 2017, scheduled to be presented in Parliament next month, to ease the burden of new house-buyers.
N Gopal Kishnam
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8 years ago
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MTUC lauds Immigration Dept’s move to freeze assets and bank accounts
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) welcome the Immigration Department’s policy to freeze assets and bank accounts of employers in the industrial sector who hire illegal foreign workers. In view of the MTUC, the latest announcement is a constructive move to deal with the problem of employment of foreign workers in Malaysia.
N Gopal Kishnam
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8 years ago
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MTUC demands SFI/BILT to follow example of MAS
SFI/BILT, the timber company operating in Sabah, should follow the lead of Malaysian Airlines Systems (MAS) and eschew further legal action in their long-running dispute over the recognition of the Sabah Timber Industries Employees Union (STIEU), according to the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC)
N Gopal Kishnam
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9 years ago
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FSC’s decision to side with SFI workers lauded
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) welcomes the decision by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International Board in siding with workers at Sabah Forest Industries (SFI), a subsidiary of BILT Graphic Paper Products Limited in the long fight for recognition of their union, the Sabah Timber Industries Employees Union (STIEU).
N Gopal Kishnam
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9 years ago
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MTUC urges no discrimination against private sector employees
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is urging the government to extend the same healthcare privilege to private sector employees upon retirement. Currently, pensioners from the public sector are given priority over retired private sector employees.
N Gopal Kishnam
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9 years ago
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Economic and political issues need resolution
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is concerned about the ongoing economic and political issues the country has been facing in recent times. With the ringgit depreciating against major currencies, the cost of imports have gone up and as a direct consequence of this there has been a further rise in the cost of living.
N Gopal Kishnam
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9 years ago
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Is gov't sweeping JCY riots under the carpet?
COMMENT MTUC sees red over cop’s claim the Kulaijaya factory did no wrong.
N Gopal Kishnam
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10 years ago
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