MALAYSIA - MTUC against GST, fears widening of income gap

KUCHING: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak Division objects to the implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST) which will reportedly be introduced in Budget 2014 to be tabled this month.

MTUC secretary Andrew Lo described GST as regressive tax as it has more pronounced effect on the poor and working class because it consumed a higher proportion of their income.

“MTUC is not convinced that GST is the way forward and this goes against efforts to achieve High Income Nation,” he said.

Lo pointed out that GST would be a move from tax on income to tax on consumption.

United Nations - URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO ERADICATE CHILD LABOUR BY 2016, SAYS SENIOR UN OFFICIAL

A United Nations senior official today warned that if countries do not step up their efforts, they would fall  short of reaching the agreed target of eradicating child labour 2016.

PENDIDIKAN - HAK KEADILAN ASASI PEKERJA DALAM KES TATATERTIB

KONSEP HAK KEADILAN ASASI

Hakim Lord Hewart dalam kes mahkamah yang agak terkenal R lwn Sussex Justices ex parte Mc Carthyl¹ , menyebut:

“Adalah menjadi keperluan asas bahawa keadilan bukan sahaja dilaksanakan, tetapi perlu juga dipastikan yang ia dilaksanakan”.

Profesor De Smith dalam bukunya Constitutional and Administrative Law 2 menyebut:

“Peraturan keadilan asasi adalah taraf minimum dalam membuat keputusan yang saksama yang dikenakan oleh undang-undang terdapat orang atau badan yang bertugas bertindak secara kehakiman ... isi kandungan keadilan asasi boleh berubah-ubah mengikut kesesuaian dan boleh berbeza-beza ... yang penting ialah kepentingan pihak terlibat perlu diambilkira dan dicapai tanpa berat sebelah dan selepas peluang yang secukupnva diberikan kepada pihak yang berkenaan untuk membentangkan kesnya”.