Labour Day Celebration

In conjuction with Labour Day Celebration, The Perak Branch Union organised a workers labour day gathering for the unorganised workers of a rubber gloves and food industries manufacturing from kamunting, Taiping. The workers were gathered in a hall near Simpang Halt, behind a temple, some hundered workers from both these company's came for this labour day gathering. Sis. Sarima, chairperson of Comfort Rubber Gloves gave a speach, not to mention that aspiring workers leaders also shared their views on discrimination at the workplace, long working hours also on gender dicremination. Workers are afraid to form Union because of victimisation, by the management, complaints to the relevant labour department does not bear fruit.

Workers also cut a Labour Day cake to comemorate this event.

Handing Memorandum to Dato' Seri Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir Chief Minister of Perak

The National Union of Employees In Companies Manufacturing Rubber Products, Regional Branch, handed over a Memorandum to YAB Dr. Zambry Chief Minister of Perak on 9th Feb 2011. Same hundred workers from the union came to give their moral support and witness to said event, they came as far as Taiping, Manjong, Bercaham and Ipoh. The memorandum contains the pleading of greivances of workers who despite having being terminated on the ground of redundancy and liqudation by the receiver/manager, were not paid their earned wages for the month of November 2008 and termination/layoff benefits pursuat to Regulations 1980 of the Employment Act 1955. Although some 100 affected/dissatified workers filed their claims to the Labour Department way back in November 2008, thus far nothing has been materialised or benefited the workers. Therefore, an initiative was taken by the regional office of the union to submit a memorandum to the Minister since it is a local company governed and under perview hence it is most appropriate to draw the attention of the minister and seek his help to resolve this problems so that the workers are assured of a reasonable or amicable settlement. However, till to date the minister has not responed to the memorandum nor made an effort to arrange a meeting with the aggreived workers so that he can take notice of the problems of the workers and also understand the matrix of the prevailing labour legislation and its limitation ineffectiveness, and find ways to review those defeating provisions and make appropriate amendments so that the workers plights and rights were not negelected, more so to give protection to the underprivillaged, otherwise some unscruplous capitalist multination companies would take advantage of the loopholes in the law and exploit and descriminate the workers. In the absence of a minimum salary structure the workers are at the mercy of their employers and under these circustances the workers unable to bargain for better terms and conditions of employment. Therefore, we hope the honourable chief minister would take the necessary action to rectify the descrepencies in the Employment Act 1955, he should make an indepth study and review those section so that it give a larger scope for workers. May the workers appeal meet your understanding.

Candle Light.

In conjunction with the International Women's Day, our women wing under the great leadership of Ms. Ratha a/p Subramaniam - Chief of the Women Bureau of the National Union of Employees In Companies Manufacturing Rubber Products, Regional Branch, have decided to conduct a two day education for women. The theme of the seminar is 'Seminar Motivasi Wanita Dalam Dekad 2011' but the actual theme is "Revolusi Wanita Dalam Pembangunan dan Masyarakat Dalam Dekad 2011. The seminar is schedulled from 19th - 20th March 2011, and the vanue is Hotel Hill City, Gunung Rupat, Ipoh, Peark.
The contents of the programme apart from indoor lectures, little workshop and group dynamics would be held. Presentation shall via slide projector/flip-chart/roleplay.
Some 30 women participants are expected to attend this seminar, besides this seminar is open to members from Rubber Union, other participants are enroled on the basis of invitation and the whole seminar is free of charge.
The closing date for this seminanr is 3rd of March 2011. Late application will be rejected and no appeal shall be entertained.
For further details please contact :-
Ms. Ratha - Women Bureau Chief by email: ratsyb17@yahoo.com
Mr. Arjunan - Seminar Facilitator email: arjunan_5@hotmail.my