ILO:::104th Session of the International Labour Conference, 1- 13 June 2015

Worker, employer and government delegates from the ILO's 185 member States will tackle a wide range of issues, including the transition from the informal to the formal economy, small and medium-sized enterprises and decent and productive employment creation, social protection (labour protection), the application of international labour standards, and programme and budget proposals for 2016-17.

MALAYSIA:::NUTP kesal dikenakan cukai berganda

KUALA LUMPUR 30 Mei – Lebih 100,000 ahli Kesatuan Perkhidmatan Perguruan Kebangsaan (NUTP) terbeban dengan cukai berganda dikenakan Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Bhd. (Angkasa) dan syarikat insurans, kata Setiausaha Agungnya, Lok Yim Pheng.

LOK YIM PHENG

Beliau berkata, selain cukai barang dan perkhidmatan (GST) sebanyak enam peratus, ahli-ahli kesatuan tersebut turut terpaksa membayar caj perkhidmatan yang sebelum ini dikenakan terhadap mereka.

Katanya, bayaran berkenaan tidak sepatutnya dikenakan kepada sebuah pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) tidak berasaskan keuntungan seperti NUTP.

“Setiap ahli telah dikenakan caj perkhidmatan untuk setiap poto­ngan yuran melalui potongan gaji yang diuruskan Angkasa, ia sudah memadai tetapi pihak Angkasa tetap mengenakan lagi GST ke atas perkhidmatan yang sama.

“Itu tidak termasuk dengan GST yang dikenakan oleh syarikat insurans, jadi kadar GST yang perlu dibayar oleh setiap ahli NUTP adalah dua kali ganda iaitu 12 peratus,” katanya dalam sidang akhbar, di sini hari ini.

Dalam perkemba­ngan sama, Pre­si­den NUTP, Hashim Adnan ketika dihu­bungi berkata, sa­tu per­jumpaan telah dibuat dengan pihak Angkasa bulan lalu bagi membincangkan soal GST yang dikenakan tetapi sehingga kini masih tidak menampakkan sebarang hasil.

“Semua sedia maklum tentang GST akan dikenakan terhadap ahli yang membeli pelbagai jenis produk yang dilindungi insurans tetapi masalah mula timbul apabila kadar bayaran yang perlu dibuat adalah berganda.

“Sepatutnya mereka membantu semua ahli NUTP tetapi sebaliknya mereka membebankan ahli yang begitu ramai. Pihak Angkasa mengenakan faedah (cukai) dan syarikat insurans juga mengenakan faedah (cukai), jadi ia menjadi satu angka yang besar,” katanya.

MALAYSIA:::Nufam gesa PAC panggil lembaga pengarah MAS selepas pendedahan Muelle

Kesatuan Kebangsaan Anak-anak Kapal Kabin Malaysia (Nufam) hari ini menggesa Jawatankuasa Kira-Kira (PAC) memanggil lembaga pengarah Malaysian Airlines (MAS) supaya menjawab tuduhan pembaziran yang dibuat ketua pegawai eksekutif (CEO) barunya, Christoph Mueller.

Gesaan tersebut dinyatakan selepas Mueller dipetik dalam The Star hari ini mendedahkan pembaziran dalam MAS berpunca daripada 180 jenis elaun hingga mereka terpaksa menanggung kerugian.

MALAYSIA:::Ops Warta: MTUC says no to workplace visits by police

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) has appealed to police to refrain from visiting the workplaces of traffic offenders who have not settled their summonses under the ongoing Ops Warta as it would have a negative effect on both employers and workers.

Its deputy secretary-general, A Balasubramaniam, told Bernama that police visiting the factories and businesses of traffic offenders would not only disrupt daily operations, but would also cause much anxiety and embarrassment to the management and workers concerned, thus affecting their productivity.

MALAYSIA:::11MP: Management of foreign workers to be improved

PETALING JAYA: Greater focus will be placed on managing and screening the entry of foreign talent in Malaysia to create safer living communities under the 11th Malaysian Plan.

The proportion of foreign workers in the workforce will be capped at 15% of total labour pool in 2020, and will be achieved through the formulation of a comprehensive immigration and employment policy.

This is aimed at reducing reliance on low-skilled foreign workers in a holistic fashion, especially in labour-intensive activities.

ILO:::Three quarters of workers don't have stable employment, says UN arm ILO

More than three-quarters of the world's workforce have insecure, part-time, temporary or otherwise unstable jobs, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the UN agency notes that's hurting the global economy.

The report, by the International Labour Organization (ILO), indicates about 25 per cent of workers have "stable" employment.

The rest are working part time, self-employed, only have temporary employment or have had to settle for something else, such as unpaid family work, to earn their keep. 

If I'm working part time I should, pro-rated, be getting paid the same amount as the person sitting next to me working full time- ILO head Guy Ryder

"In some cases, non-standard forms of work can help people get a foothold into the job market," ILO director general Guy Ryder said. "But these emerging trends are also a reflection of the widespread insecurity that's affecting many workers worldwide today."

The report looked at working conditions in 180 countries, and claims to cover 84 per cent of the world's potential pool of labour.

MALAYSIA:::MTUC disappointed that after 2 years and 4 months, workers Minimum Wage rates still not increased

Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) is disappointed that Malaysia will still not increase the Minimum Wage now in May 2015, noting that cost of living over last years have increased drastically by, amongst other reasons, the removal of subsidies and the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax(GST).

It was reported that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the at the government’s Labour Day celebrations at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching on 1/5/2015 ‘said minimum wage could not be increased now’ (Star, 2/5/2015, 11MP to focus on human resources development, says PM). This is unacceptable because it is unjust that workers in Malaysia are required to enjoy same rate of Minimum Wages for more than  2 years and 4 months

MALAYSIA:::Malaysia ke-4 dalam keterangkuman pertumbuhan Asia Pasifik, menurut laporan

Malaysia menduduki tempat keempat ranking keterangkuman pertumbuhan keseluruhan di kalangan 16 negara Asia Pasifik Suruhanjaya Ekonomi dan Sosial Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu bagi rantau Asia Pasifik (Unescap), menurut laporan kaji selidik yang dikeluarkan semalam.

Malaysia memperoleh skor 0.78 keterangkuman pertumbuhan antara tahun 2000 hingga 2012, satu peningkatan lebih baik berbanding skor 0.72 yang diperoleh antara tahun 1990 hingga 1999.

Menurut laporan itu, Kazakhstan, Rusia dan Thailand merupakan 3 negara teratas manakala Malaysia meninggalkan Sri Lanka, Iran dan China.

MALAYSIA:::Malaysia tiada sumber fiskal kukuh hadapi krisis kewangan, kata pakar ekonomi

Malaysia tidak mempunyai pilihan lain sama ada menggunakan instrumen fiskal bagi menghadapi krisis kewangan pada masa depan, terutamanya disebabkan hutang persekutuan yang tinggi dan defisit bajet berterusan, kata seorang profesor ekonomi.

Pensyarah Pusat Pendidikan Antarabangsa Kewangan Islam (ICEIF) Datuk Dr Mohamed Ariff, berkata Malaysia "tidak mempunyai peluru" terhadap kadar fiskal yang kukuh jika negara dilanda krisis.

MALAYSIA:::MTUC HQ LABOUR BULLETIN APRIL / MAY 2015

MTUC HQ LABOUR BULLETIN Feb APRIL / MAY 2015

MALAYSIA:::MTUC HQ LABOUR BULLETIN FEB / MAC 2015

MTUC HQ LABOUR BULLETIN FEB / MAC 2015

MALAYSIA:::Nufam ikrar terus pertahan nasib 6,000 kakitangan MAS

Meskipun usaha membela nasib 6,000 kakitangan Malaysia Airlines yang bakal kehilangan pekerjaan cukup getir, Kesatuan Kebangsaan Anak-anak Kapal Kabin Malaysia (Nufam) berikrar akan terus berjuang sehingga ke saat-saat akhir.

Bagi Presidennya, Ismail Nasaruddin, pihaknya tidak akan menyerah kalah selagi belum berada di garisan penamat.

MALAYSIA:::Fulfil land pledge to MTUC by former MB, Selangor urged

SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) has urged the Selangor government to fulfil the pledge made by former mentri besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to allocate a piece of land for a training centre for private workers in the state.

Its secretary-general N. Gopal Kishnam said the training centre had been long awaited by MTUC as it wanted to train and educate employees in employee leadership.

MALAYSIA:::MTUC Sarawak has wish list for May 1

KUCHING: MTUC Sarawak has come up with a 20-point wish list under eight categories viz. ; minimum wage; minimum retirement age; cola (cost of living allowance) and high cost of living; more liberal trade union laws; foreign workers; corruption; and unemployment insurance.

MTUC Sarawak Secretary Andrew Lo identified liberal trade union laws as the key to resolving the woes facing workers in the country. “The New Economic Model (NEM) calls for the creation of a high-income nation for everyone.”

“You cannot have a high-income nation if wages remains stagnant by making it easier for employers to sack workers and reduce the influence of trade unions.”