Malaysia tables minimum wage bill
The Dewan Rakyat yesterday tabled a minimum wage bill for the first and second reading, reports the New Straits Times.
The National Wages Consultative Council Bill 2011 will pave the way for implementing a structure for minimum wages in Malaysia.
The Bill wants to replace the Wages Council Act 1947 and set up a National Wages Consultative Council to conduct studies on minimum wage.
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ILO standards to protect domestic workers
Good news for domestic workers all over the world.
Delegates at the 100th annual conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) today “adopted a historic set of international standards” to improve the lot of domestic workers who number between 53 and 100 million.
“We are moving the standards system of the ILO into the informal economy for the first time, and this is a breakthrough of great significance,” said Juan Somavia, ILO Director-General. “History is being made.”
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Singapore ratifies MLC, 2006
Singapore has ratified the International Labour Organisation‘s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) — making it the first Asian country to do so.
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Making sense of Japan’s nuclear crisis
The current crisis involving several of Japan‘s nuclear power reactors continues to evolve. Regular updates are available on “All Things Nuclear”, a blog by Union of Concerned Scientists.
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John R. Malott attacks Malaysia
Former United States ambassador to Malaysia John R. Malott has rubbished the 1Malaysia slogan in a scathing attack published today in the Asian Wall Street Journal.
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Chernobyl disaster: Chilling reminder
The story below from BBC Earth News is a chilling reminder that nature will never allow us to forget the harm that humans have inflicted on it.
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Good health, peace and prosperity!
Chinese all over the world will welcome the Year of the Rabbit tomorrow.
Hijau is Green wishes its readers Gong Xi Fa Cai.
The first two days of Chinese New Year are public holidays in multi-ethnic Malaysia. Ethnic Chinese make up 25 per cent of the 28 million people in the country.
Most Chinese in Malaysia and elsewhere will celebrate the occasion tomorrow by offering mandarin oranges or red envelopes stuffed with cash to family members especially children and close friends.
The 12-year cycle of the Chinese calendar returns to the Year of the Rabbit and good fortune is expected throughout the year.
Chinese tradition views rabbits as social, sensitive creatures and their homes and families are important to them. They symbolise beauty, composure and wealth.
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