MTUC you should ask the local people 1st if they want the foreign workers jobs!

Monday November 24, 2008
MTUC wants Govt to stop bringing in foreign workers
Compiled by TAN SIN CHOW, NURBAITI HAMDAN and A. RAMAN


THE Government should cancel the permits issued for foreign workers who have yet to enter into the country, Malaysia Nanban reported.

Quoting Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) secretary general G. Rajasekaran, the report said the job opportunities could be opened to Malaysians in view of the current world economic crisis.

He said there would be at least 30,000 job vacancies available each month if the inflow of foreign workers was stopped.

He said with 227 employment agencies nationwide, more foreign workers were being brought in and this created more social problems. He added that due to the economic crisis, it is expected that the unemployment rate will rise from 3.6% to 4%, or 5%.


6,059 complaints against civil service this year
> Tamil Nesan reported that the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan was not worried about the complaints made against the civil service.

He said that these complaints provided an opportunity for the civil service to correct all flaws. The public has the right and freedom to voice their frustrations, opinions and suggestions about the civil services, he added.

He said there were 3,379 complaints in 2006, 5,437 last year and 6,059 till September this year.

Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a sub-heading, it denotes a separate news item.
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Just my two cents worth here! But i seriously think the MTUC should find out 1st what jobs these local people are willing to do before they make suggestions.



Where i know now finding 1 operator is like finding a needle in a haystack! And keeping them ..... that a whole different story.



No locals wish to do the job. Oh they will say anything in order to get the job but 50% of the time they do not turn up for even the 1st day of work!



Another 30% will likely disappear after the 2nd day of work. the 20% will leave after not even 20 days of work! I've been trying to fill in one operator's position for the past 2years and 2 months! We have given up!



Now I've personally interview all the candidates and taken a variety thinking one will stick.

I've taken Malays (lasted 1 month), Sabahans (lasted 2 months), Indians (lasted 6 months), in they 20's, 30's, early 40's, married ones, single ones, parents, childless ones, educated ones, uneducated ones, male, female, etc.....



It's useless, they say the pay is too small, but their salary expectation as written on the form is less!, or they are not qualified for higher salary.



One guy told me he needed a salary of Rm1000.00, yes i can understand that but he is only until std6 primary school. He cant speak English, he cant read a drawing, he can't use any measuring tools he's not willing to learn from the bottom but he wants to earn the higher position's salary even the assistant supervisor working here for 5 years has not reached that basic salary yet. I told him he would need to get a different job then because we cannot afford to employ someone like him on that amount.



What do we do?? Get foreign workers. They are reliable, trustworthy, they do their job, no hanky panky, they don't complaint, they don't take many MC's. even though they get harassed by locals (in their neighbourhood) they still walk or cycle to work daily, wet or dry weather. Never late.



Now tell me as a factory on budget due to the economy, how much do you feel the factory can afford to pay an inexperience local worker who may leave at anytime just because they don't like working in a dirty & hot environment?



So i feel MTUC you should better survey the locals 1st because I'm a local too and i do not think i will want to take a job with a salary of RM500 basic and allowance of RM 130 a month doing a foreign workers job it's not even enough to put decent food on the table!