1,000 Proton staff protest over pay increase

Some 1,000 workers of inhabitant automobile manufacturer Proton in Tanjung Malim as well as Shah Alam launched a criticism this afternoon, over a minimal enlarge in salary to existent workers who were formerly paid between RM901 as well as RM1,200, as well as who usually saw a four percent increase.

The criticism in Tanjung Malim, which began during 5.30pm as well as finished an hour later, follows a doing of a minimum salary policy commencement in January.

Tanjung Malim Proton Workers Union emissary boss Azmi Jamaluddin pronounced previously, a lower level workers were reception RM600 wages, though right away they have been removing a RM300 enlarge following a minimum wage.

"However, those who have been removing RM901 to RM1,200 have usually been since a four percent increase. This represents usually a minimal enlarge of RM36 to RM40, which is not much," he toldMalaysiakini.

Hence, today's criticism is to find an explanation from their employer.

The union in a minute dated Jan 17 states which those removing RM600 will right away be removing RM900 as well as on top of this, those who have monthly salary of RM1,201 as well as above have been since a one-off payment.

The minute signed by union cabinet member Mohd Zaki Hairan! states which negotiations began in Nov though there have been no signs of a solution being found.

In a statement, Proton Tanjung Malim Workers Union boss Zainudin Dollah pronounced a workers have been looking a restructuring of a salary for those between RM901 to RM1,200 to find an enlarge comparable to which perceived by those removing a lift from RM600 to RM900.

They have been also looking a continued doing of a existent benefits.

Meanwhile, Peninsular Malaysia Electronic Workers' Union (Western Region) boss Wan Noorulazhar Mohd Hanafiah pronounced 700 workers gathered beside a Shah Alam Proton bureau to demand salary adjustments following a doing of a minimum wage.

He pronounced a crowd entertainment commencement during 5.30pm nearby a plant was led by Selangor as well as Federal Territories Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) chairperson N Gopalkrishnan.

Protest in Muar

Meanwhile, according toChina Press, about 500 foreign workers of a furniture bureau in Muar staged a strike today against their employer for refusing to implement a minimum salary policy.

The employees, comprising of Nepalese as well as Bangladeshis, had found out which their employee was still following a aged salary complement yesterday afternoon as well as was not paying them their full salary of RM900.

Following this, they decided to call their countrymen to reason a strike, vowing not compromise with their employer.

In an additional development, Malaysian Furniture Industry Council boss Sunny Ter led 50 members to lodge a military report during a Kapar military station, ! Klang as king a authorities to raise their patrols during Chinese New Year.

Ter pronounced this is to prevent a foreign workers from causing trouble during a festive season as a result of a non-compliance of a policy by his members. Read More @ Source

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