News about MTUC

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): MTUC secretary-general J Solomon has come out swinging against Azmin Ali's announcement that Socso funds would be used pay for the mandatory Covid-19 screening of employees who are allowed to operate during the movement control order (MCO), Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR, (April  8): Some 30 to 40 per cent of employees in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at risk of being laid off because they are not protected by the stimulus measures announced to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, says the country’s apex labour union group.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): The extra assistance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to be announced by the government must come with adequate conditions to ensure the SMEs do not retrench workers or cut their salaries and leaves, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has welcomed Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s directive to financial institutions to provide a six-month reprieve on loan instalment payments amid the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today called on the government to consider implementing a lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the country, reported The Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): A staff of Utusan Malaysia has revealed that “most of the buildings intended to be sold” by the company do not have certificate of fitness (CF), reported The Malay Mail yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 27): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), in welcoming the Ministry of Finance's retraction of its earlier stance that the levy for migrant workers be split 20:80 between employers and foreign workers, has also called for the withdrawal of all tax concessions granted on the levy.

PETALING JAYA (April 13): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has called on private sector employers to provide a subsidy for the housing loan interest to assist workers in owning their own homes.