S’wak MTUC regrets East M'sia workers left out of labour amendments

Sarawak MTUC has called on the federal government to revise the labour ordinances in Sarawak and Sabah to reflect all of the amendments made so far to the Employment Act 1955 (EA), as workers there are being left out from receiving benefits from the amendments.

Its secretary Andrew Lo said in a statement that the main amendment in the EA (Amendment) Bill 2021 tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday was to extend the application of the Act to all employees regardless of their wage bracket except for workers in Sabah and Sarawak.

“While we are pleased that workers in West Malaysia will get the eagerly awaited better benefits, we regret that workers in Sabah and Sarawak will be left out as...