The national leadership of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress seems to have abdicated its fiduciary responsibility at a time when various concerned groups are calling for the enforcement of the national minimum wage for the most vulnerable segment of workers.
The concerned groups that have taken the lead are Jaringan Pekerja Kontrak Kerajaan (the government contract workers network or JPPK), the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM), concerned individual trade unions and other components of civil society.
As the apex workers’ organisation, the national MTUC leadership is expected to be at the forefront in the pursuit of compliance of the law, whether it pertainsto the minimum wage or the reduction of the workweek to 45 hours.
Outrageously, the current national MTUC leadership, unlike in the past, has not appeared to have lifted a finger in challenging the abuses perpetuated by employers on fundamental issues such as the implementation of the minimum wage and the absolute reduction of the workweek to 45 hours.
While JPKK, PSM and concerned civil society groups protested before the prime minister’s office to highlight non-compliance of the law, the MTUC national leadership has remained domesticated over the matter.
The current national MTUC leadership seems to have wrapped itself in a cocoon – living di bawah tempurung (under a coconut shell), oblivious to the plight of the workers!
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