Britain’s Labour Party wins huge majority in election: Exit poll
LONDON: Britain’s Labour Party is set to win a huge majority in the House of Commons with 410 seats, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported, according to an exit poll in Thursday’s snap election. The Labour landslide means the party will have a majority of 170 seats in Parliament, the poll, prepared by IPSOS UK for British […]
Sarawak Labour Ordinance amendments to be presented in Parliament
KUCHING: The Sarawak Labour Ordinance (SLO) amendment will be tabled in the forthcoming parliamentary session for approval. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala said the amendment is crucial for the well-being of workers in Sarawak. “And I am proud to say that we have obtained approval from […]
Regulate foreign labour: Economist
KUALA LUMPUR: Prominent economist Prof Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram today called for the regularisation of foreign labour to recognise the participation of undocumented foreign workers in the country’s labour workforce under the MADANI Economy. He said currently, Malaysia did not include undocumented foreign workers in its per capita income. “One of the features of […]
Robust socio-economic activities fuel labour market recovery
KUALA LUMPUR: The nation’s labour market has exhibited a strong recovery from the adverse impact of the pandemic due to robust socio-economic activities and the effective implementation of various employment stabilisation initiatives. According to Updates on Economic & Fiscal Outlook and Revenue Estimates 2023 released by the Finance Ministry today, the economy managed to return […]
73.9 pct of employers fail to comply with ACT 446
ALOR SETAR: A total of 10,961 or 73.9 per cent of employers were found not complying with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) in inspections conducted by the Labour Department (JTK) from Feb 1 to April 15. Deputy Human Resources Minister, Datuk Awang Hashim said the department has conducted […]
