After her former employer, South Korean shoe factory MDM, closed last year, she was forced out of her room in Yangon. “I could no longer afford to pay rent,” said Ma Hla Hla Win, who now lives with a friend in Twante township. Ma Hla Hla Win, who has been working and living in Yangon for the past 10 years, said she was sacked with 45 other workers in July 2018 without sufficient compensation. Although the workers were paid until August, they were not compensated for being laid off, which is required under Myanmar’s labour law. What’s more, the workers say they have not been permitted to take their case to the local arbitration council. “Our case is classified as an individual dispute with the employer and was transferred to civil court instead,” she said. When the workers filed a case against MDM for labour rights violations in Hlaing Tharyar township court, the judge rejected their pleas for compensation, citing the lack of legal … [Read more...] about Myanmar labour laws leave workers with raw deal in disputes
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Sabah employers must comply with minimum wage ruling: Labour Dept
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Labour Department (JTK) has urged all employers in the state to comply with the nation’s minimum wage requirements of RM1,100 or RM5.29 per hour effective Jan 1. Sabah Labour Department director Kamal Pardi said employers who failed to comply with the minimum wage requirements would have action taken against them under the Minimum Wages Order (Amendment) 2018 and if convicted, they would have a fine not exceeding RM10,000 per employee. “Unpaid workers according to the new rates set up are required to report to the nearest labour office to enable follow-up action to be taken,“ he said in a statement, here today. He said following the implementation of the minimum wage order, the department had conducted an inspection of employers in Sabah since the beginning of January through its 15 branch offices to ensure that each employer complied with the instructions. He said the minimum wage order applied to all local and non-resident employees, except … [Read more...] about Sabah employers must comply with minimum wage ruling: Labour Dept
Labour minister visits Israeli farming cooperative to check on Thai workers
Adul – along with Labour permanent secretary Jarin Jakkaphak, Department of Employment chief Petcharat Sin-auay and related Thai officials – visited Moshav to check on migrant workers after learning that Thais in Israel were reportedly being taken advantage of. Reports also said the workers’ rights were being violated and they were generally unsafe. The minister listened to the workers’ problems and inspected their accommodation, which employers recently constructed in response to complaints. Citing his talks with Thai workers, Adul said they did not appear to be “so well taken care of by employers” and were living in a “not so nice environment”. However, he admitted, some workers were in trouble with their employers for getting drunk and failing to show up for work the following day. Facing deportation He said that most Thais were |hard workers and that only a few were drunkards, drug abusers or gamblers, hence he has … [Read more...] about Labour minister visits Israeli farming cooperative to check on Thai workers
Child labour in Sabah: Children only accompanying elders at work
PUTRAJAYA: An interim investigation by the Ministry of Human Resources into the issue of child labour in Sabah as highlighted by a newspaper, has found that there is no compulsion on the children to perform any work. The ministry said labour offices in several districts in collaboration with The Forest Trust (TFT) found that the children and youths were only accompanying their elders who worked as farm labourers, as they had no one to care for them at home. "They are also taken to the place of employment or farms to avoid untoward incidents if they were left alone at home," the ministry said in a statement. It said the employers also proved there were no employment documents for the minors, as they did not work on the farms involved. "These children and youths were seen to be working, but actually, they were only helping out their elders," it added. On Wednesday, Utusan Malaysia reported that an estimated 200,000 children aged five to 18 were found to be working, including helping out … [Read more...] about Child labour in Sabah: Children only accompanying elders at work
Wage: Sabah Labour Dept reminds employers of deadline
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Labour Department today reminded employers in the state to pay their workers' salaries on time, that is, the latest being the 7th of every month. Its director Kamal Pardi said employers must also abide by the RM920 minimum wage enforced in Sabah. "The department is conducting an 'Ops Gaji Raya' statewide simultaneously today to ensure that employers have paid their workers their salary for the month of May, which should have been done at the latest, yesterday, in accordance with the Sabah Labour Ordinance. "This is important as we all know, next week we'll be celebrating Hari Raya. So we want to make sure that the workers especially Muslims, get paid and can celebrate; we also want to ensure that non-Muslims duly received their salary," he told reporters after an operation in Inanam near here today. He warned that errant employers could be prosecuted under Section 108 of the Sabah Labour Ordinance, which provides for a fine of up to RM10,000, on conviction. … [Read more...] about Wage: Sabah Labour Dept reminds employers of deadline