MTUC urges government to ensure firms pay workers despite two-week compulsory shutdown
Tuesday, 17 Mar 2020 01:03 PM MYTMTUC secretary-general J. Solomon said the MEF's decision is 'most inhumane' as its members will directly benefit from the government’s RM20 billion stimulus package. — Picture by Choo Choy May
“Yet they have no qualms about leaving their workers high and dry, without income. We call on the government to convene and urgent meeting with MEF and MTUC to address this pressing issue, as workers must be assured of an adequate safety net when the shutdown is executed,” he said in a statement. “The banking industry must immediately step in to discharge their obligations towards helping these workers and MTUC has written to the Association of Banks in Malaysia to consider the deferment of the instalments on housing, vehicle and education loans,” he said.
The secretary-general pledged MTUC's cooperation with the government in ensuring Covid-19 is effectively contained, while also safeguarding workers so they do not end-up short-changed. As low wage earners will suffer the brunt of the Covid-19 economic downturn, Solomon called upon the government to not delay in showing its resolve to champion their rights and welfare.
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