http://syedshahir.blogsome.com learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:29:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Star PETALING JAYA: Budget 2010 was aimed at making Malaysia a ‘high-income society’ but MTUC has expressed disappointment that minimum wage was not ad-dressed. Its president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud said: “Income levels must be raised in view of the rise in the cost of living in the country.” Syed Shahir said ... http://syedshahir.blogsome.com/2009/10/28/mtuc-disappointed-budget-did-not-address-income-levels/ There have been many issues pertaining to a lack of understanding of a Malaysian worker’s rights. Citizen Journalists Christine Chan and R. Vijay Kumar met Syed Shahir bin Syed Mohamud, President of Malaysian Trades Union Congress to seek explanations and advice. This video clip is Part 2 of our first video on ... http://syedshahir.blogsome.com/2009/08/31/malaysian-employmen-laws/ Oleh Sazarina Shahrim (Berita Harian) Cuepacs mahu gajib bawah RM3,000 dikategori golongan daif di bandar KUALA LUMPUR: Kira-kira 600,000 kakitangan awam berpendapatan kurang RM3,000 sebulan dijangka bakal menerima bantuan kerajaan untuk menambah pendapatan. Presiden Cuepacs, Omar Osman, berkata mereka yang merangkumi 45 peratus daripada 1.2 kakitangan awam itu yang kebanyakannya bekerja di ... http://syedshahir.blogsome.com/2009/08/31/penjawat-awam-miskin-dibantu/ MTUC Wants Transport Fare Hike To Be Reviewed KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Trades Union Congress wants the public transport fare hike announced yesterday to be reviewed as it would burden the lower income group. Its president, Syed Shahrir Syed Mohamud said it was the wrong time for a ... http://syedshahir.blogsome.com/2009/07/20/mtuc-wants-transport-fare-hike-to-be-reviewed/ Pengumuman yang bakal dibuat oleh Menteri Sumber Manusia berhubung dengan penetapan gaji minimum untuk 4 sektor tertentu bukanlah sesuatu yang memeranjatkan. Hal ini sudahpun disebut berkali-kali sebelum ini. Penetapan untuk 4 sektor tertentu bukanlah sepertimana yang dihajatkan oleh MTUC. Perjuangan untuk mendapatkan gaji minimum untuk seluruh pekerja di Malaysia adalah ... http://syedshahir.blogsome.com/2009/07/06/gaji-minimum/ The Star PETALING JAYA: The MTUC is calling on the authorities to implement effective measures to protect all frontline workers, especially those from the aviation and healthcare sectors, against the influenza A(H1N1) virus. MTUC president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud said employers must also be committed to giving assistance to workers who have ... http://syedshahir.blogsome.com/2009/05/19/frontliners-must-be-fully-protected-says-mtuc/ By : B. Suresh Ramand S. Arulldas (NST) PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) wants the workers’ demands to be seriously looked into and solutions implemented. For starters, the congress which turns 60 this year wants to meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak who assumed the country’s leadership recently. “The ... http://syedshahir.blogsome.com/2009/05/02/mtuc-seeks-talks-on-crucial-issues/ PRESS RELEASE 1 May 2009 In observance of 1st May, Labour Day, Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP) reveals its initial findings on community monitoring of pesticide use and practices that indicate adverse impacts on agricultural workers, peasants and farmers, and appeals to governments of Asian developing countries to ... http://syedshahir.blogsome.com/2009/05/01/pan-ap-appeals-for-agricultural-workers-peasants-and-farmers/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress wants the government to look into a number of issues involving workers, which have yet to be resolved despite being highlighted over the years. MTUC president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud said that one of the most urgent was a minimum wage. “We have been calling ... http://syedshahir.blogsome.com/2009/04/30/tackle-outstanding-issues-union-urges-govt/ THE feature articles on employment, “Keeping jobs” (The Star, March 4), have addressed the issues from various perspectives. It is good to note that the Employers Federation and the MTUC had some common views on stretching the retirement age for private sector employees to 60 or 65 in line with the ... http://syedshahir.blogsome.com/2009/04/13/setting-minimum-wage-works-for-all/