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K Veeriah says he cannot understand the MTUC president’s statement that the BN government has taken care of workers’ welfare.
First, the secretary general of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress calls on Malaysian workers to vote Pakatan Harapan.
Thenm the MTUC president says the MTUC backs Barisan Nasional. As an individual who has been actively involved with the workers’ movement for more then 40 years, I am suprised with the position taken by the MTUC president.
As far as I can recall, MTUC has always taken the stand that it would only endorse politicians who conform with the workers’ demands on the transformation of worker-related concerns.
To the best of my recollection, MTUC has never endorsed BN as its choice of government for the following reasons:
Source : https://aliran.com/civil-society-voices/bn-has-failed-workers-says-veteran-union-activist/
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