20th Triennial Delegates Conference National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW)

20th Triennial Delegates Conference 
National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW) 
30.12.2013, Malacca.

 

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IKEA-MALAYSIA SIGNS 1ST COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT WITH UNION!!!

 

 

 

IKANO Pte Ltd and IKANO Pte. Ltd Employees Union signed their first collective agreement at 03.00 pm on 30.12.2013.

The Collective Agreement was signed between Ms. Roszalena Bt. Mohammad Mashurdi on behalf of IKANO Pte. Ltd (witnessed by Ms. Carolin E Lye Neo, Human Resource Manager of IKANO Pte Ltd) and Bro. Kamarul Ariffin on behalf of IKANO Pte. Ltd Employees Union. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Bro. Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal.

Some of the highlights of the agreement are as follows :-

1) Duration - 1st August 2012 - 31st July 2015 (3 years) 

2) Union recognized as exclusive bargaining body

3) Time off for union activities

4) Paternity leave (3 days)

5) Co-workers discount on IKEA goods

6) Child care leave (2 days)

7) Personal accident & hospitalization plan

It is a significant event in the history of organizing for UNI-MLC, UNI-APRO and UNI-SCORE and on behalf of UNI-MLC I would like to thank everyone for the continuous support as we have finally managed to sign the first CA.

It was a difficult task for UNI-MLC initially to organize these workers but subsequently with all our hard work and God's grace we manage to increase the membership number, the company then gave us voluntary recognition and now we have completed the final step that is to sign the first Collective Agreement.

From now on UNI-MLC and the union will hold several meetings with the members to explain the achievements and content of the Collective Agreement. 

The union and management will jointly monitor the implementation of the agreement from time to time.

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Piket MTUC di Ptrajaya

Piket MTUC Di Putrajaya

"MTUC Piket In Putrajaya"

12.12.2013

 

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Courtesy Visit by Bro. Christopher Ng. Regional Secretary UNI-APRO

Bro. Christopher Ng. Regional Secretary UNI-APRO

Visit UNI-MLC Office

 

 

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UA Zensen, Japan. Forum

UNI-APRO, UA-ZENSEN JAPAN & UNI-MLC MALAYSIA FORUM

WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO GROW COMPANIES AND UNIONS, KUALA LUMPUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Forum on “Management & Union Working in Partnership to Grow Company and Union” was held in partnership with UA Zensen, Japan and was attended by Malaysian affiliates from the various commerce unions in Malaysia on the 05^th December 2013 at Federal Hotel Kuala Lumpur. 

 “We hope that unions can adopt a democratic industrial relation with their companies so that they can secure the decent work agenda based on labour laws,” said Hiroshi Yamakawa, Assistant General Secretary of UA Zensen, Japan. Along with Yamakawa was a delegation from the Federation of AEON Group Workers’ Union with Kenji Niizuma, President, Tetsu Murakami, Chairperson of the International Group, and Mana Okada, Vice Chairperson of the International Group.

Kenji Niizuma shared the structure of AEON Retail Workers’ Union in Japan and its industrial relations principles. The union hopes that by expanding its business, the AEON company can contribute to the development of each country and improve the economic and social status of workers by developing democratic labour movements.

Christopher Ng, Regional Secretary of UNI Apro, highlighted that the hostile image of trade unions need to be revamped so that unions and managements can build trusting partnership for a harmonious industrial labour movement. The forum also included an interactive session moderated by Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal, President of UNI Malaysian Labour Centre, with Satoshi Tamai, UNI Apro Director of Organising, Rajendra Acharya, UNI Apro Director of Trade Union Development Activities, and Alice Chang, UNI Apro Director of Commerce. The speakers shared their experiences and case studies on how to establish trade unions. They added that unionists need to put on more confidence, to be a good listener, and to use creative ways to organize and reach out to different profiles.

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