Introduce laws to provide greater social protection for workers, govt urged

In conjunction with the Labour Day celebration tomorrow, the Social Protection Contributors Advisory Association Malaysia (SPCAAM) has urged the government to immediately introduce legislation that would provide greater social protection for Malaysian workers.

Its international labour adviser Callistus Antony D'Angelus said the protection should include unemployment insurance and benefits, greater trade union protection and rights, and tighter laws governing the termination of employment.

He asserted that there must be serious...