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15 August 2014
Rabiul Islam Dhaka to press Kuala Lumpur to recruit more workers for the construction sector Malaysian Human Resources Minister Richard Riot Anak Jaem is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on August 18 on a two-day official visit to Bangladesh. Bilateral talks on labour migration is scheduled to take place at the conference room of the […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) — Malaysia needs to gear towards having 50 per cent competent and highly-skilled workers by 2020 to keep the competitive edge in the quest to become a high-income economy, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala said. He said ironically, highly-skilled workers accounted for only 25.5 per […]
14 August 2014
THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) is strongly urging the Malaysian government to consider adopting the Unified Employment Contract (UEC) for household service workers (HSWs) of the Philippines in its ongoing effort to provide regulations for Domestic Servants. In a statement, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said she has directed Philippine Labor AttachĂ© to Malaysia […]
11 August 2014
Teh Hui Mean KUALA LUMPUR: Many certified graduated teachers are yet to get a permanent posting. “There are more graduate teachers now,” said Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services Cuepacs President Azih bin Muda during a press conference after presenting a cheque to Mercy Malaysia for Gaza victims of Israeli […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) — The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) on Monday called on the government to consider a two month’s bonus for civil servants in the 2015 Budget. Its president, Azih Muda, said the call was made in line with the country’s encouraging economic growth […]
9 August 2014
BY MUZLIZA MUSTAFA The flight attendants union has given the thumbs-up to the plan for the takeover of Malaysia Airlines by Khazanah Nasional, saying it would be in the best interests of MAS employees including its 3,500 cabin crew. “Our worries were the welfare of the workers and with the government takeover, the issue of […]
8 August 2014
TEMERLOH, Aug 8 (Bernama) — All compensation and benefits under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) will be paid to the families of 27 Malaysians on board Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 after the relevant documents are received. Human Resources Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Muttalib said till then, Socso was unable to make a decision […]
7 August 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) — The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has asked the government to build more affordable homes for middle-income civil servants in the next five years. Its president, Azih Muda said the request was made for evaluation in preparing the 2015 Budget expected to […]