MTUC urges govt to provide data on errant contractors
Malaysian Trades Union Congress secretary-general Kamarul Baharin Mansor says the government should provide data on errant contractors to enable payment of minimum wage adjustments, including salary arrears, to be made directly to affected workers. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 24, 2023.
Malaysian Trades Union Congress secretary-general Kamarul Baharin Mansor said salary arrears reached RM3,600 per government service contract worker since the new minimum wage rate of RM1,500 was implemented in May last year. “Failure to pay the minimum wage must be seen as a weakness of the contract system. The employer’s irresponsible attitude not only causes local workers to become victims of forced labour but also hampers the country’s economic growth and violates the minimum wage order,” he said in a statement.
“The government must take responsibility to ensure that employers pay the arrears. As such, the Human Resource Ministry can use its power to ensure the rights of all government contract workers are protected,” he said.
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