MTUC: Stop draining workers EPF savings to prop up economy | Malay Mail

MTUC: Stop draining workers EPF savings to prop up economy

BY R. LOHESWAR

MTUC secretary-general J. Solomon said he was shocked to learn that EPF had approved withdrawals from 3.5 million contributors amounting to RM1.66 billion under the i-Lestari scheme. “The huge number of i-Lestari applicants shows how cash-strapped the workers are and not necessarily due to Covid-19 pandemic,” Solomon said in a statement.

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