By Thulasidasan Jeewaratinam. Worker pay has lagged while productivity increases.
Tag: Labour
Appalling conduct by DAP Perak Exco Sivanesan
By S. Arutchelvan. Exco unfairly sides against workers in labour dispute
Lim Guan Eng’s 13MP Argument: A Call for Exploitation, Not Fairness
by S. Arutchelvan. Pitting local and foreign workers against each other will only result in all workers losing their rights.
Tribute to Lim Chin Chin – A noble fighter for workers’ rights
By Saras – In Memory of a Fearless Comrade
Don’t Let Outdoor Workers Boil: Act on Heat Stress Now
By Brian Khow Tong Chee, Strengthen protections for outdoor workers
Ponggal: With the dawn of Thai month, will new paths unfold?
By Gandipan Gopalan. Ponggal, traditionally a harvest festival, is also a day to honour labour and toil
US govt and Subramaniam reach out of court settlement
By S. Arutchelvan. Security guard agrees unlawful dismissal settlement with US embassy
Compulsory EPF for migrant workers a brilliant move
By S. Arutchelvan. Standardise EPF benefits for local and foreign workers
Pay cleaners, security guards in hospitals and government schools the civil servants’ minimum wage
By S. Arutchelvan. Essential workers responsible for keeping hospitals and schools clean and safe have been denied a decent wage
Marhaen and Madani
Today, 17th October, is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This resolution was adopted on 22 December 1992 at the UN General Assembly. According to UN predictions, by the end of 2022, 8.4% of the world’s population (670 million people) were expected to be living in extreme poverty, and as many as 575…