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BENGKEL GAJI MINIMUM KEBANGSAANKEMENTERIAN SUMBER MANUSIA
PUTRAJAYA 4 OGOS, 2010
IMPAK KENAIKAN KOS TERHADAP KUALITIHIDUP PEKERJA
OLEHG. RAJASEKARAN
SETIAUSAHA AGUNG
KONGRES KESATUAN SEKERJA MALAYSIA
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Is it necessary to implement a minimum
wage?
Current situation
-Market forces determine wage levels
-Wages remain as low as RM350
-Even in Industrial Estates in Selangor
workers are paid as low as RM450 to RM500
-In Kulim, Sg Petani, Muar large
corporations keep wage levels at RM380 to
RM400
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Evergreen Heavy Industrial Corp MNC located in
Pasir Gudang, Johor
-General Worker
SRP 400
SPM/SPMV 450
ITI/IKM 540
-Technician
SRP 420
SPM/SPMV 475
ITI/IKM 535
Dongwha MDF Sdn. Bhd. Kedah
-Production Operation 550
-Quality Management Operators 550
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Lack of a clear policy on recruitment of migrant
workers has screwed up the market forces shall
determine theory
-Initial policy that only employers who can
convince the labour department that they
genuinely require migrant workers and agree to
comply with terms and conditions stipulated
-Was changed 3 years ago to allow trafficking in
persons which further suppressed wage levels.
-Failure to legislate a minimum wage will
perpetuate our dependence on Migrant Labour
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Impact of subsidy on government
-In recent months government has been
lamenting on the cost impact of subsidies
-And taken the first step to ultimately
remove all subsidies
-Government has repeatedly stated that
the low income groups will not be
burdened.
-We dont need handouts because aftersome years the same government will lash
out at people who depend on handouts for
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Impact of rising cost on quality of
Impact of rising cost on quality of life of
workers
-With or without subsidy rising costs
seriously effect quality of life the impact
is worse on the low income group.
-We do not trust the CPI figures
-Malaysian wages have fallen behind partly
due to the gross divergence between thesuppressed Malaysia CPI and that of the
World(Tan Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn)
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The reported CPI in Malaysia has been
increasing by about 3% per annum for thelast three decades, while the world CPI
has gone up 3,000 times over the same
period. So much so that housewives scoff
when they are told that prices of goods
and services are only increasing at 3% a
year.
(Tan Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn)
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Implementation of a minimum wage
- issues and challenges
-Since 1998 MTUC attempts were turned down citing MEFs
objections
-Investors would be distracted
-Investors who are unwilling to comply with a decent minimum
wage need not be invited They are probably labour intensive
industries who would be demanding for migrant workers.
-Individually most employers are not against a minimum wage
so long the rate applied to all
-Malaysia has first class infrastructure but third world salaries
(Tan Sri G. Gnanalingam)
Executive Chairman West Port
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How does the government plan to
achieve high income economy?
Wage is the key element inpromoting decent work. Wages to
an employee, is a crucial factor for
sustaining quality of life(MOHR Statement on definition of decent work)
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Generally, high wages would improve
productivity and quality. Workers will
place high value on their job
-If you look at the world
competitiveness report, countries withhigh wages are consistently listed at the
top.
-Low wage countries remain at the
bottom.
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What should be the Minimum Wage?
- In 1998 MTUC proposed a National Minimum
Wage of RM900
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