Railywaymen reject KTM takeover bid


Malaysia's largest sight workers kinship has demanded which the supervision stop the privatisation of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad, or else...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Railwaymen's Union of Malaya (RUM) demanded which the supervision stop Malaysia's largest sight association Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) from being privatised.
The kinship feared which the takeover by MMC Corporation Bhd would not only put KTMB's 5,500 workers during risk, though additionally affect the company's services.
(More than 3,500 KTMB workers have been members of RUM.)
As an example, RUM boss Abdul Razak Md Hassan forked during Merak Unggul Consortium's takeover of KTMB in 1997; the period which lasted 6 years.
"We had the really bad knowledge during which timeSkilled workers were ordered to purify the toilets as well as transparent rubbish," he told reporters during RUM's headquarters.
According to him, KTMB staff were further mistreated by the company, resulting in the supervision carrying to take the association back.
KTMB had remained with the supervision ever since, as well as sits under the reach of the Finance Ministry, of which Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak currently oversees.
Last week, MMC Corp due the takeover of KTMB to the sovereign government, the pierce which disturbed the union.
This followed the due diligence practice which the association undertook to see if receiving over KTMB was feasible.
Lately, MMC expressed seductiveness in receiving over KTMB, as well as confirmed which it would speak up RM1 billion into it in the process.
Looking during MMC, Abdul Razak was disturbed which KT! MB's pri vatisation would end the workers' benefits, together with bonuses, allowances as well as quarters.
According to him, KTMB had been losing over RM150 million the year as the outcome of on condition which poor services.
Allowing MMC to take over, he added, would mean which it would cut behind on the lot of losses in order to make profits.

Picket planned
He stressed which KTMB's transport as well as cargo role should not be seen as the essential one, though as the amicable service.
"In this world, trains have been not profitable. They have been the amicable use to the peopleWith poor fares," he said.
Abdul Razak pronounced which the supervision tranquil KTMB's use prices, as well as asked if MMC would raise these prices if it took over.
He additionally asked the supervision to cruise the three-year plan by KTMB's brand new boss Elias Kadir to turn the association around.
"If the supervision doesn't concede the enlarge of fares If MMC allows for it, will the supervision concede it? [If it does], because won't it let KTMB do so now?
"It's not fair for MMC to takeover," he asked.
Abdul Razak then asked the supervision to give Elias Kadir the chance. The former had previously claimed which the latter helped to up KTM's Komuter use from 17% to 86%.
Asked if he had met Najib over the matter, Abdul Razak pronounced he met the premier in Parliament in April this year.
According to him, Najib had nonetheless to make the preference on the matter.
With all this in mind, Abdul Razak pronounced which the kinship would be organising the white picket on Oct ! twelve f rom 5:30pm to 6:30pm in front of KTMB's domicile to protest the takeover.
He combined which the kinship would take some-more "drastic" action if the calls went unheeded.
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