I was shocked when I read that a recent SMS poll conducted by The Star revealed that 76 per cent of 769 respondents were against the idea of allowing domestic workers (maids) a day off every week.
Let’s see if you are any different from the readers of The Star. Hopefully, we can get a similar [...]
2345: 14 of them have been brought to the Kelana Jaya lock-up.
2334: Blog reader anony-mouse reports:
I had great piece of cake…! Tian was at the police station too. Irene Fernandez was in a car that came by the station twice, but did not alight.
2228: Of the 16, three have been freed because they have documents. [...]
The Edge reports that the Singapore headquartered Carmel Group, an integrated provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), has closed down its subsidiary in Bukit Minyak, Penang, leaving 200 workers jobless.
From the report, it’s not clear what kind of compensation they have received, if at all. Note, the workers reportedly have not received their remuneration since [...]
The scorching sun did not deter some 500 people and activists who turned up for the Workers’ Day gathering in Seremban yesterday.
They carried banners and placards, wore headbands and chanted slogans such as “Implement minimum wage now”, We want retrenchment fund” and “Jobs for all”.
Some 500 workers gathered this morning to observe Labour Day at Dataran Seremban.
This year’s theme is ‘Economic crisis: Save the workers, not the cronies’.
Civil society and workers groups are demanding:
a retrenchment fund with an initial contribution of RM0.5 billion from the government,
a stimulus package that really provides jobs for unemployed Malaysians,
discussions with banks to [...]
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