Workers network seeks RM1,500 floor wage


DAP, PSM as well as PRM have entirely or partially permitted the declaration drafted by the bloc of more than twenty workers' unions.
PETALING JAYA: More than twenty workers' unions today unveiled the collective five-point workers declaration which pulpy for domestic undertakings on workers' rights ahead of the crucial 13th general election.
Grouped under the bloc of Malaysia Workers Network (MWN), they called for politicians to pledge to yield RM1,500 building salary per month, recognise workers' rights, yield amicable confidence protection, urge workers' illness as well as confidence conditions as well as uplift workers' well-being.
"There have been 12.4 million workers in the country. They have been the single largest voter group," pronounced National Union of Drinks Industry Workers Peninsular Malaysia (Nudiw) Internal Relations Officer A Sivananthan.
The declaration was entirely permitted by Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) as well as Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) at the end of the three-hour launch here today.
On the alternative hand, DAP agreed to all but the building salary demand, as it went against the Pakatan Rakyat's proposal of RM1,200 the month.
At the press conference later, Oppressed People Network (Jerit) national coordinator S Parames explained the RM1,500 building salary was bound after receiving in to account workers' losses on residence rental, kid care as well as simple necessities.
PSM cabinet member general S Arutchelvan also forked out which the Pakatan-run Selangor supervision has implemented RM1,500 building salary in state government-linked companies (GLCs).
"We consider RM1,500 as the satisfactory direct since the workers could make use of the money for self consumption In contrast, the abounding capitalists would usually make use of their additional money for investments," he said.
RM900 too low
Sivanathan argued which RM1,500 mimumum salary proposal would not vanquish the employers since they were making increase as well as could means such building salary for workers.
He also pronounced which the RM900 smallest salary introduced by federal supervision beginning this year could not be practical to today's situation.
Meanwhile, in the booklet distributed by the group, it was claimed which the rights of workers had been curtailed through the amendments of Industrial Relations Act 1967 as well as Employment Act 1955.
"Repeal provisions on contractors for work under the Employment Act 1955 which legitimise the contractors' activities to yield poor manpower to employers.
"Such activities have cut off family in between workers as well as employers as the latter were liberated from the obligations to yield contibutions to the employees' prudent fund (EPF) as well as annual leave," it said.
On the amicable confidence insurance demand, it urged for the Retirement Age Act 2012 to be immediately implemented inste! ad of wa tchful for July.
The workers' illness as well as confidence direct asked for Social Security Organisation scheme (Socso) to yield twenty-four hours insurance to workers, as compared to the current the single which usually covers the worker's working hours.
The workers' welfare direct requested for the stop of privatisation practice as well as the extermination of Goods as well as Services Tax (GST).
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