ASETUC National Working Group Meeting & Roundtable Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the 27^th of October 2016, the ASETUC National Working Group Meeting and Roundtable Discussion was held with the topic focused on Regional Instrument to Harmonize ASEAN Member States Labour Laws. This meeting was held in Federal Hotel and was attended by more than 30 participants from various unions.

The welcome remark was given by Bro Roszeli Majid, the Chairman of ASETUC National Working Group Malaysia.

The opening speech was given by Bro Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal, the General Secretary of ASETUC.

The ASETUC National Working Group Meeting was facilitated by Sis Nithiyah Sinnathamby, the Project Coordinator of ASETUC.

Bro Navamukundan from the National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW) was the speaker for the 2^nd session which was the Roundtable Consultation on Regional Instrument to Harmonize ASEAN Member States Labour Laws.

Bro Apolinar Tolentino, the Regional Representative of BWI gave a presentation on ASETUC Research on TPP.

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The 28th Triennial Delegate Conference (TDC) for 2016-2019 of Kesatuan Perkhidmatan Teknik Semenanjung Malaysia (MTSU)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 28^th Triennial Delegate Conference (TDC) for 2016-2019 of Kesatuan Perkhidmatan Teknik Semenanjung Malaysia (MTSU) was held from the 24-26^th October 2016 in Hotel International Kuala Lumpur. More than 250 delegates and guests attended the opening ceremony of the conference. Among those present were:

1.    Bro Haji Mohd Shaman bin Jaes, President of MTSU

2.    Y. Bhg. Datuk Haji Azih bin Muda, President of CUEPACS

3.    Bro Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal, President of UNI MLC

This conference was officiated by Y.B. Datuk Seri Utama Tengku Adnan B. Tengku Mansor, the Minister of the Federal Territories Malaysia.

This union recognized and presented the appreciation awards to the long service union leaders during the conference.

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The 9th Triennial Delegate Conference (TDC) of Tenaga Nasional Berhad Junior Officers Union (TNBJOU)

 

 

 

The 9^th Triennial Delegate Conference (TDC) of Tenaga Nasional Berhad Junior Officers Union (TNBJOU) was held on the 26^th of October 2016 at Vivatel Hotel Kuala Lumpur. More than 300 delegates and guests attended this conference. The President of TNBJOU, Bro Roszeli bin Abdul Majid gave a very warm welcoming speech and enlightened the conference with a touch on the importance of Smart Partnership. The conference was officially opened by Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Leo Moggie, the Chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad.

This union also recognized the long service union leaders and presented the appreciation award during the conference.

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Sabah Bank Employees’ Union celebrated their 50th Anniversary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sabah Bank Employees’ Union celebrated their 50^th Anniversary recently. The 50^th Golden Jubilee Dinner was held successfully on the 22^nd of October 2016, Saturday at Hakka Hall, Likas, Kota Kinabalu. More than 900 people attended this dinner.

The UNI-MLC – UNI APRO Outstanding Malaysian Trade Union Leadership Award was presented to Sis Catherine Jikunan as a token of appreciation and to recognize all her services and efforts to the union and also towards its members.

A congratulatory award was also presented to the President of Sabah Bank Employees’ Union, Sis Margaret Chin.

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Tougher enforcement on migrant workers needed, says union

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

   

All government-related agencies should join forces to enforce tougher actions on migrant workers to ensure job security for locals, says a union leader. 

The Malaysian Liaison Council of Union Network International president Datuk Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal said interagency cooperation with a standard operating procedure (SOP) for hiring migrant workers should be established for this purpose.

“We need stricter enforcement from our authorities, whether from the Home Affairs Ministry, Human Resources Ministry or the private sector.

“I understand migrant workers are only allowed to work in specific sectors. But the reality is we see them even in other sectors,” Mohamed Shafie told The Malaysian Reserve in a phone interview yesterday. “I hope the government will address this issue in Budget 2017.”

The recruitment of foreign workers is only allowed for five sectors — construction, agriculture, forestry, manufacturing and services.

Mohamed Shafie, however, claimed this guideline is not fully adhered to and locals’ employability is threatened as employers tend to hire foreign workers due to their “cheaper costs”.

“The government needs to be tough on this. Often we hear locals being accused of not willing to do hard labour. But with the recent retrenchments, we can see that our workers are open for any job opportunities that can help them pay their bills.

“Of course in some sectors, they are a bit sceptical due to the lack of workers’ rights like in construction,” he added.

Yesterday, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot said there are 1.9 million documented foreign workers in the country.

He told the Dewan Rakyat that for every 10 legal foreign workers, there are seven illegal migrant employees in the country.

Mohamed Shafie said based on these figures, the government should re-consider the effectiveness of its foreign workers rehiring programme.

“We should send back those working illegally and get them to re-apply, should they want to work here. That’s the practice in other countries such as the US and even Bangladesh.

“Why are we giving too much leeway? What actions have been taken against employers who are still using illegal workforce?” he added.

In February, Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced the freeze on foreign workers recruitment in order to pursue the rehiring programme of illegal workers.

The ministry implemented a stringent process for the rehiring programme that allowed employers to legalise their illegal workers.

Malaysian Employers Federation had expressed scepticism over the programme, claiming it would be difficult for the ministry to emulate the success of the 6P Amnesty Programme that was concluded last year.

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UNI Post & Logistics World Conference

Dublin 

13-14 October 2016

 

 

 

 

 

This year the UNI Post and Logistics World Conference was held in Dublin on 13-14 October 2016. Over 250 post and logistics world leaders were engaged in a passionate debate about the future of postal services in a digital world.

The Conference congratulated Dave Ward, General Secretary of the UK's Communication Worker's Union who was elected as World President of the UNI Post and Logistics sector.

The unions gathered represent 5 million post workers world wide who are responsible for delivery of over 650 billion letters and almost 7 billion parcels from 663,000 post offices around the world. 

“We are breaking through for our members,” said Stephen DeMatteo, Head of UNI Post and Logistics. “We are more prepared than ever to deliver the future for postal workers. We will deliver on quality jobs. We will defend the principles of universal services and public ownership, tackle bogus self-employment and protect against liberalisation and privatisation.”

From the Asia-Pacific region, Bro. Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal, President of UNI-MLC delivered a presentation on the 'organising strategy for one of the Post & Logistics Company in Malaysia, DHL'.

Bro. Kun Wardana, Director of UNI Apro & ICTS, presented a paper on organising DHL Indonesia while Bro. Mohd Effendy, General Secretary of the Postal Union (UPCW) in Malaysia presented his paper on organising Post Malaysia.

The conference took place for two days with the agenda that covers the future world of work, quality jobs, impact of trade agreements and the adoption of future priorities.

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Meeting on Low Pension for GLC Retirees

 

 

 

 

 

On the 10^th of October 2016, 15 union leaders from UNI MLC and the unions under GLC attended a meeting with the Director General of the Public Service Department of Malaysia, Post-Service (Pension) Division, Datuk Yeow Chin Kiong at the JPA office in Putrajaya.

The meeting took almost two and a half hours and it was a very fruitful meeting to speak for the retirees from GLC who received low pensions.

A technical committee was formed between the union and JPA to get the statistics and for other logistic preparations for future meetings.

The union delegation was led by Bro Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal, the President of UNI MLC and the government side was led by Datuk Yeow Chin Keong.

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