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MTUC president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud said the union also wanted Abdul Rahman
to apologise to all workers in the country.
<p>He was referring to a warning issued by Abdul Rahman in the Dewan Rakyat on
Wednesday that the ministry would deregister the MTUC and other unions if they
became tools of the opposition to overthrow the government.</p>
<p>Abdul Rahman had referred to the MTUC’s pickets on June 25 and Aug 8 at 15
locations and had claimed that these were masterminded by leaders from the opposition.</p>
<p>Syed Shahir stressed that the MTUC was not a political body subservient to
any political party but an organisation which championed the rights of workers
and their families. He said one of its objectives was to raise the living standard
of workers and their families.</p>
<p>Syed Shahir said Abdul Rahman’s association of the MTUC with political parties,
whether ruling or opposition, was an unfounded and excessive accusation, and
it was most upsetting.</p>
<p>– BERNAMA</p>
<p><i>Source: http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=282607</i>
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