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 April.
Of the 200 workers at the Scarmel Penang subsidiary,120 of them were locals. They lodged a report with the State Manpower Department on May 18.
On May 13, they were notified by the management about the immediate closure. However, they have yet to receive their remuneration since April.
Scarmel Penang specialises in PVC molding, precision machining, mechanical sub-assemblies, wire harnesses and surface mount connectors / headers assy for multi-national companies in the industrial areas in Penang, Butterworth, Kuala Lumpur.
According to Carmel Group website, it also has subsidiaries in Senai, Johor and Batam in Indonesia but there were no details if these plants were still operating. The group’s total workforce before the layoff in Penang was about 1,500.
When is the Malaysian government going to set up that retrenchment fund to assist workers in such a situation?
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WHEN THE COMPANIES MAKE PROFITS, THEY ARE VERY HAPPY. BUT THE MOMENT THEY DO NOT MAKE PROFITS THEY CLOSE THE COMPANY AND WALK AWAY QUIETLY. WHAT SUBRAMANIAM (MINISTER FOR lABOUR) IS DOING; HE COULD NOT BE BOTHER IF THEY WORKERS HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS. WHO WILL FEED THEM. WHAT THE GOVT IS DOING – SLEEPING OR QUARRELLING AMONG THEMSELVES THIS LABOUR MINISTER IS USELESS – SHOULD BE DISMISSED. THEN WHEN HE LOSES THE JOB, THEN ONLY HE KNOWS WHAT IS HARDSHIP. THIS IS HOW THE CAPITALISM WORKS – DESTROYING THE WORKERS AND THEIR RIGHTS. THE GOVT HELPS ONLY THE CAPITALISTS… Read more »
Sebab -sebab terjadinya penutupan yang serta merta adalah seperti berikut:-1) salah management yang tidak pandai menjalankan pentadbiran. 2)Mangement sepatutnya memilih pekerja-pekerja yang berkelayakkan untuk sesuatu bidang.3) Disebabkan dari pilih bulu adalah berpunca terjadinya masalah ini. 4)cara-cara management memberi kenaikan gaji tidak adil dan munasabah di antara pekerja-pekerja.5) Pekerja-pekerja yang tidak ada kuality tetapi pandai mengampu orang atasan adalah dianggap terbaik maka selalu mendapat kenaikan yang tinggi walaupun tidak tahu bekerja.
Kesimpulannya keluarlah barang2 yang tidak berkualiti, maka hilanglah pelanggan.
This is a problem with second and third tier companies. They will throw the workers to the wolves at the sign of financial trouble.
The Human Resource should be watching these kind of companies with extra care.
Luckily for us that Thailand is on ‘fire’, if not there will be more shut down.
As Usual. Why is the Human resouce ministry so slow in this case….because it is not ‘lucrative’ for them.