MONTHLY WAGES FOR ESTATE WORKERS ???

Union wants monthly wages for estate workers

TheStarOnline. Tuesday August 4, 2009

THE National Union of Plantation Workers has called for a monthly pay scheme for estate workers, reported Tamil Nesan. Union secretary-general Datuk G. Sangkaran said the Government should implement a monthly salary scheme for estate workers and also the possibility of giving monthly pension upon their retirement.

Speaking to reporters after attending the Labour Day celebrations in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, Sangkaran said that previously, estate workers were given free water and electricity but now these expenses had to be borne by the workers themselves. Tamil Nesan also reported that the MIC wanted the Education Ministry to consider making moral education an optional subject in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examinations.

This is to enable Indian students to sit for the Tamil Language and Tamil Literature papers. Party secretary-general and Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramanian said Indian students in the science stream would have to miss the Tamil language or Tamil literature subjects if the 10-subject limit takes effect.He suggested that students be given the option of either taking up moral education or Tamil literature subjects in the examinations.

NOTE: I DON'T THINK THE IDEA FOR MONTHLY WAGES IS GOOD AND WILL BE ACCEPTED BY ALL EMPLOYERS. IT WILL OPEN FOR A LOT OF CHAIN-LINK PROBLEM CREATED BY UN-PRODUCTIVE WORKERS. THE UNION SHALL BE MORE REALISTIC AND PROGRESSIVE IN MIND WHEN ARGUING FOR ESTATE WORKERS, NOT JUST FOR THEIR POSITION AND ALLOWANCES..