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November 2, 2022

State committed to worker health and safety

KUCHING: The Sarawak government is committed to supporting and prioritising the health, safety and well-being of employees at their respective workplace. “It cannot be denied that health and safety at work are important factors in every sector that must be taken seriously,” said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Unggah Embas. “If those two factors are... Read More
Sarawak News
March 10, 2022

Code of conduct vital to curb sexual harassment

BY JASMINE BADUN KUCHING: In-house codes of conduct must be in place in every organisation to curb sexual harassment at the workplace. Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) president Margaret Bedus said every employee, from the highest level to the lowest, should adhere to this code of conduct. She said it should outline what constitutes... Read More
Sarawak News
July 26, 2021

Covid cluster declared on ship in Bintulu waters

KUCHING: Twenty-four workers of a ship anchored in Bintulu waters, about 580 km north of here, have been confirmed to be positive for Covid-19, resulting in the Gom Tujuh Cluster to be declared as one of two new clusters in Sarawak. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its statement today said those detected to... Read More
Sarawak News
July 26, 2021

Workplace clusters record highest Covid-19 cases

KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 clusters involving the workplace which stood at 735 clusters, recorded the highest number of cases at 60,000 cases from June 1 to July 23, said National Recovery Plan (NRP) Coordinating Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. The finance minister said of the total clusters, 373 or 50.7 per cent involved... Read More
Nation
February 15, 2021

Register workplaces or face consequence

KUCHING: The Sarawak Labour Department will be tightening the enforcement of labour laws to protect the rights of workers in the state, said its director Awang Raduan Awang Omar. He advised all employers in Sarawak to register their workplaces. “Any employer who fails to do so may be fined not more than RM10,000 if convicted.... Read More
Sarawak News
January 3, 2020

Support systems for working parents

KUCHING: There are 77 tadikas and 23 taskas under SeDidik Sdn Bhd this year, revealed Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said this year’s registration saw 1,863 children registered at Tadika SeDidik while 419 children registered at Taska SeDidik. “I believe this number will increase because we... Read More
Sarawak News
January 3, 2020

Childcare centres at workplaces in demand

KUCHING: The state government is emphasising childcare centres at workplaces and Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes that there will be 34 registered childcare centres at workplaces by the end of this year. She said that 10 were already in place, 14 pending registration, four under the... Read More
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