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MTUC Leadership met YAB on 28 Feb 2017. Among others, we requested for funds – RM5 million to assist MTUC to serve our workers through Research, Service Centres, Free Legal Service.
YAB asked for details and we gave you the details on 3 March 2017. But till Parliament was dissolved on 7 April 2018 we did not hear from YAB.
On 1 May 2018, after more than one (1) year, when YAB is caretaker Government, YAB is promising to give workers RM3 million – if YAB wins!
YAB, the government has taken almost RM 200 billion from Workers fund in the EPF for Government projects.
Is it too much to ask from the Government to assist MTUC with RM5 Million to provide the much-needed services to the 14 million workers through MTUC?
Do is appropriate for the Government to take more than one year to decide on this much needed simple request?
On the contrary, why announce it when YAB is the caretaker government, and, if you win?
The irony is when one is in power, a promise is made but it is not delivered, however, one is taking advantage of a Worker’s Day platform to offer a lesser amount – RM 3 Million compared to the originally amount requested, that too, if he wins the impending elections.
This is not credible!
It seems like bribery: to make a promise of a grant of RM3 million in return for votes from the workers.
Question: Should we vote for PH or still give BN another five years?
Food for thought!
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