Saturday, June 27, 2015

MALAYSIA:::MTUC wants govt to freeze recruitment of foreign workers

 The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today called on the government to freeze the recruitment of foreign workers for a period of two years to avoid dumping of foreign workers in the country.
MTUC president Mohd Khalid Atan said this was because the influx of foreign workers would have an impact on Malaysian society, not only in terms of economy, but also in terms of social problems.
“Malaysia has an estimated seven million foreign workers, but only 2.2 million are hired legally. This is an alarming figure and by increasing the recruitment of foreign workers, the government will neither be able to control nor monitor the overall situation,” he told Bernama today.

MALAYSIA:::MTUC gesa beku ambil pekerja asing dalam 2 tahun

KUALA LUMPUR - Kongres Kesatuan Sekerja Malaysia (MTUC) menggesa kerajaan untuk membekukan pengambilan pekerja warga asing untuk tempoh dua tahun bagi mengawal lambakan pekerja asing di negara ini.

Presiden MTUC Mohd Khalid Atan berkata dengan membawa masuk pekerja asing ini, ia akan memberi impak terhadap masyarakat Malaysia bukan hanya dari segi ekonomi tetapi akan melibatkan masalah sosial.

"Dianggarkan Malaysia mempunyai tujuh juta pekerja asing, dan hanya 2.2 juta sahaja yang bekerja secara sah. Ini suatu angka yang merisaukan kerana pertambahan pengambilan pekerja asing ini akan menyebabkan kerajaan tidak dapat mengawal secara menyeluruh masalah ini," katanya ketika dihubungi Bernama hari ini. 

:MALAYSIA:::MTUC HQ LABOUR BULLETIN MAY 2015