Mtem kesal kandungan TPPA masih tidak didedahkan

SHAH ALAM – Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Melayu (Mtem) kesal apabila kerajaan masih enggan mendedahkan kandungan perjanjian Perkongsian Trans-Pasifik (TPP) kepada pihak berkepentingan khususnya usahawan Melayu walaupun ia akan mengancam kelangsungan penguasaan ekonomi bumiputera di negara ini menjelang Oktober depan.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya, Mohd Nizam Mashar menegaskan, pihaknya mahukan perbincangan lebih terperinci berkenaan intipati perjanjian itu dilakukan bersama Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri (Miti), bukannya sekadar pertemuan biasa tanpa mencapai kata sepakat.

“Kita lihat perjanjian TPP harus diteliti secara mendalam dan global meliputi kesannya. Buat masa ini, Mtem meminta supaya kerajaan tunjukkan kajian manfaat perjanjian ini belum dilaksanakan mereka.

Antonio "Dodong" Petalcorin, the leader of a transport workers union in the Philippines, was shot dead on 2 July 2013 right in front of his home.

Antonio "Dodong" Petalcorin, the leader of the Network of Transport Organizations (NETO-APL-ITUC), was shot dead on 2 July 2013 right in front of his home. The gunman was caught on a CCTV camera calmly escaping in a motorcycle. 

The union suspects Benjamin Go, the regional director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Regional Office in Davao City was behind the killing. 

Joint Statement: DRB HICOM Must Respect the Citizens' Right to Participate in the Democratic Process in Malaysia

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Belgium ends historic discrimination between white and blue-collar workers

The Constitutional Court in Belgium has decreed that the status of blue and white-collar workers need to be harmonized, urging the government to eliminate the discrimination between the two types of workers.

Electrolux pledges full reinstatement of Thai union leaders

IndustriALL, IF Metall and Electrolux management have reached an additional agreement for full reinstatement of the suspended union leaders and withdrawal of the court case against them.