Thousands of Malaysians benefit from Socso's RTW programme

Back at work: Thanks to Socso, Haffiz now embraces his new lease on life as a management assistant.

PETALING JAYA: Kaliyani Krish­nan, 49, received a series of hard knocks from life.

Six years after her husband died in a road accident, she was diagnosed with advanced renal failure. With three children, Kaliyani had no choice but to continue to work as an assistant nurse despite dizziness, nausea, swollen limbs and fatigue.

KENYATAAN AKHBAR BANTAHAN SEKERAS-KERASNYA PENUTUPAN OPERASI LANDASAN GUA MUSANG – GEMAS ARAHAN SURUHANJAYA PERKHIDMATAN AWAM DARAT (SPAD)

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BAGI MEMBALAS KENYATAAN SPAD TELAH DI FAKS KAN KE KETUA PENGARANG AKHBAR BERITA HARIAN. 23 Jun 2014 Kepada : Ketua Pengarang  Akhbar Berita Harian

KENYATAAN AKHBAR BANTAHAN SEKERAS-KERASNYA PENUTUPAN OPERASI LANDASAN GUA MUSANG – GEMAS ARAHAN SURUHANJAYA PERKHIDMATAN AWAM DARAT (SPAD)

Dengan segala hormatnya, saya ingin merujuk kenyataan akhbar tuan hari ini 23 Jun 2014, di muka surat 14 dan 15 yang telah menunjukan lawatan Ybhg Tan Sri Dato Hamid Albar, Pengerusi SPAD yang telah melahirkan kerisauan dari aspek keselamatan landasan di sektor Gua Musang – Gemas berkemungkinan boleh menyebabkan kejadian yang tidak diingini serta memutuskan untuk mengekalkan arahan penutupan landasan Gua Musang – Gemas pada 27 Jun 2014.

M'sia faces US ECONOMIC SANCTIONS after dropping to Tier 3 of human trafficking index

Malaysia has become among the worst offenders in trafficking of humans, the US State Department said in its annual human trafficking report released on Friday.

Malaysia was downgraded to tier 3 as a destination for forced labourers and sex workers who are among the two million undocumented foreign workers in Malaysia.

Workers are attracted by the country's booming economy, only to find themselves in debt bondage and obligations to contractors who place them in jobs.

"A significant number of young foreign women are recruited ostensibly for legal work in Malaysian restaurants, hotels, and beauty salons, but are subsequently coerced into the commercial sex trade," the State Department report said.

MTUC: Increase minimum wage to RM1,200

MALACCA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has proposed that the minimum wage for public and private sector employees be raised to at least RM1,200 per month.

MTUC president Khalid Atan said the present minimum wage of RM900 for workers in Peninsular Malaysia and RM800 for those in Sabah and Sarawak was too low, and no longer practical because of the rising cost of living.