MTUC says govt ‘complicit’ in draining workers’ savings amid pandemic
MTUC secretary-general J. Solomon says it makes more sense for Putrajaya to obtain long-term soft loans to provide direct and sustained aid to workers impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 10, 2020.
WORKERS’ retirement savings should not be used to prop up the economy as this will cause them a lot of pain in the long run, said the Malaysian Trades Union Congress . Instead of allowing Employees Provident Fund withdrawals to ease Malaysians’ burden amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Putrajaya should increase aid, said the group in a statement.
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