MTUC welcomes Nobel Prize for minimum wage study
KUCHING: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak welcomes the Nobel Prize for minimum wage study which was recently awarded to economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens. MTUC Sarawak secretary Andrew Lo lauded the trio who won the 2021 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday (Oct 11) for pioneering natural experiments to show real-world […]
Employees have a choice but better to get vaccinated
KUCHING: Employees have a choice in whether or not they wish to be vaccinated and employers cannot compel employees to be mandatorily vaccinated, but employees are still advised to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak secretary Andrew Lo explained that in the absence of any mandatory legal requirement for the population […]
Government needs to lead by example in pandemic fight
KUCHING: The announcement to revoke the state of Emergency has left Malaysians, especially workers, with a sense of despair, says Andrew Lo. “For ordinary workers and simple folk eking out a living in this Covid ravished times, it is with despair to realise that our leaders are so afraid of putting before parliament the declaration […]
MTUC praises smooth vaccination process
KUCHING: Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak secretary Andrew Lo has commended the efficient management of the Covid-19 vaccination process at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK). “I am certainly very impressed with the way my vaccination was done this morning at the vaccination centre at BCCK,” he said in a statement today. “I had […]
Smooth AstraZeneca jab, says Sarawak MTUC chief
KUCHING: Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak chairman Mohammad Ibrahim Hamid has described the process of receiving his AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) as smooth with minimal waiting or holding time. Sharing his experience of receiving the vaccine on Wednesday (June 9), he said the standard operating procedure was adhered […]
Leadership by example can help end pandemic
KUCHING: The Malaysia Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak has urged the nation’s leaders to step up and demonstrate leadership by example to see an end to the pandemic. Its secretary Andrew Lo claimed that there were many cases of ministers and very important persons (VIPs) that appeared not to follow the restrictions and most of […]
Not much to celebrate on Labour Day
KUCHING: Workers all over the country will not have much to celebrate on Labour Day this year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, says Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak chairman Mohamad Ibrahim. He said workers were in the front line fighting the pandemic as healthcare workers, law enforcers and those in the essential and […]
Move ahead with labour law reforms
KUCHING: Sarawak must move ahead and continue the much-needed comprehensive labour law reforms to offer greater protection to workers and their unions, says Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak chairman Mohamad Ibrahim Hamid. He said the government, workers and trade unions must grasp the opportunity to push for changes and embrace international labour standards and […]
MTUC S’wak welcomes court decision
KUCHING: Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak has welcomed the Federal Court decision that hoteliers are not entitled to utilise their employees’ service charge to satisfy their statutory obligations to pay the minimum wage or incorporate them into a clean wage structure. “We agree with all the pronouncements made by the learned Justice,” said MTUC […]
Work from home, a new norm that should be continued
KUALA LUMPUR: The Work From Home (WFH) or remote working, which has been widely practiced since the movement control order (PKP) was implemented more than a year ago, is gaining acceptance although many find it awkward initially. The reopening of the service sector and the availability of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country to curb […]
