PENANG, 2 June 2009: The Human Resources Ministry, in collaboration with several other agencies, has launched an investigation into the collapse of the former Jaya supermarket in Section 14, Petaling Jaya, which killed seven Indonesian workers on 28 May 2009. Human Resources Minister Datuk S Subramaniam said officers from the Department of Occupational Safety and […]
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Hindraf three, politics and death
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananFOR the week of 4 to 10 May 2009, the release of the Hindraf three dominated the headlines of Tamil papers. Other stories included Datuk S Subramaniam’s announcement that he would contest the MIC deputy presidency, and the inquest into the death of Tamil TV drama actress K Sujatha. Free at last The release of […]
Employers can apply to let go foreign workers early
LANGKAWI, 3 Feb 2009: Companies with foreign workers and are facing the economic crunch can now apply to let go these workers even if their service contracts have yet to expire, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Dr S Subramaniam. “I have discussed this with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and it is to […]
Pension scheme for private sector workers in the pipeline
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Nov 2008: The Human Resource Ministry will initiate talks with the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to look into the proposal for the setting-up of a pension scheme for nearly 10 million private sector employees in the country. Its minister, Datuk Dr S Subramaniam said the ministry was ready for discussions with the […]
