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What is precarious work? | IndustriALL
What is precarious work? | IndustriALL: Casual, temporary, indirect, zero-hours contracts, are all terms that describe precarious work. This type of work is increasingly being used to replace direct, permanent jobs, allowing employers to reduce or even abandon their responsibility to workers.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Forbes: Harta hartawan M'sia meningkat walaupun ekonomi sukar
Forbes: Harta hartawan M'sia meningkat walaupun ekonomi sukar: Lebih separuh dalam Senarai Orang Kaya Forbes Malaysia 2017 tak terjejas, malah keuntungan mereka meningkat.
BNM kekalkan OPR pada 3.0 peratus
BNM kekalkan OPR pada 3.0 peratus: Bagi 2017, katanya, ekonomi global diunjurkan berkembang pada kadar yang pantas sedikit.
Selamatkan Proton, selamatkan Malaysia
Selamatkan Proton, selamatkan Malaysia:
ULASAN Antara tanda sesebuah negara miskin apabila mula menjual satu persatu aset, kepentingan, wilayahnya.
ULASAN Antara tanda sesebuah negara miskin apabila mula menjual satu persatu aset, kepentingan, wilayahnya.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Malaysia moving to cut dependence on foreign workers
Local manufacturers are turning to technology to reduce dependence on cheap foreign workers.
With the government applying pressure on them to improve the treatment of foreign workers in the face of international criticism, the cost of employing foreign workers is going up.
So, manufacturers are taking various measures to cope, from greater use of automation to moving operations abroad, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review (NAR).
The report said Top Glove, the world’s leading maker of rubber gloves, for instance, was taking measures to reduce its 7,000 foreign workers – about 70% of its payroll.
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