MTUC threatens war if labour law changed

Alias speaks during the PKR annual assembly, in Johor Baru November 27, 2011. Picture by Choo Choy May

JOHOR BARU, November twenty-seven The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) pronounced today it will "declare war" upon Barisan Nasional (BN) if amendments to the Employment Act have been upheld by Dewan Negara upon Dec 12.

Financial cabinet member Alias Awang Ibrahim pronounced the umbrella physique of 390 work unions representing 802,323 members, will afterwards suggest the await to any political celebration that pledges to repeal the changes that officially recognise third-party work providers.

"If it is upheld in Dewan Negara upon Dec 12, afterwards MTUC will declare war upon them. There is no room for compromise," he told PKR representatives at the party's inhabitant congress here.

Dewan Rakyat has already upheld the contentious amendments to the law upon Oct 6, that MTUC claimed would "bring back slavery" as well as erode insurance for workers as employers will no longer be without delay responsible for the welfare of their employees.

The MTUC formerly warned Datuk Seri Najib Razak that the votes of 5.7 million workers "could confirm matters" in the ubiquitous choosing approaching early next year.

"If they pass it upon Dec 12, afterwards we will encounter to back whichever celebration promises to repel the amendments," Alias Awang pronounced later.

The MTUC has picketed several times opposite the work law changes, including the national criticism upon November 3 that the physique pronounced saw some 2,000 people taking partial in eighteen locations across the country.

It first protested the amendments upon Oct 3, sketch hundreds of workers to the gates of Parliament.

Najib tabled his Budget 2012 the same week, proposing money handouts as well as an additional one per cent employers' grant to the pension account for those earnin! g up to RM5,000 the month, that covers many of MTUC's members.

His government additionally promised to exercise the smallest salary process by end-2011 but Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has already pledged the inhabitant smallest of RM1,100 as well as await for the union's criticism opposite work law changes.

The PR-held Selangor administration department additionally voiced that it will exercise the RM1,100 base salary when tabling the own Budget for next year.

Najib is approaching to reason the ubiquitous choosing soon, after announcing RM4.5 billion in approach assistance to adults as well as compensate hikes for some 1.3 million polite servants for next year's Budget.

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