KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The Malaysia@Heart or MyHeart platform has provided an avenue for the Malaysian diaspora to actively contribute to national development, the Dewan Negara was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The new Minimum Wage Order, which starts today, has been hailed as a significant step to ease the burden of workers in the country and improve their living standards.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 14 — The Human Resources Ministry (MOHR) aims to grow the number of unionised workers nationwide to two million, its minister Steven Sim Chee Keong said.

GUA MUSANG, Aug 13 — Benefit payments of RM2.9 billion were disbursed by the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to eligible contributors nationwide under the Employees' Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4) from January to June this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Madani government will continue to appreciate and recognise every role workers play as the main driving force for economic progress and national development.

HUALIEN, Taiwan, April 4 — The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan climbed past 1,000 on Thursday though the death toll remained steady at nine, with 42 workers on their way to a hotel in a national park still missing.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 22 — Employers have been urged to follow proper procedure when deducting workers’ salaries as stipulated under the Employment Act, said Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong.

SHAH ALAM, Feb 16 — Ten workers were rushed to the hospital for treatment after an ammonia gas leak at a factory in Perindustrian Bukit Raja, Section 7, here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Three states recorded median monthly salary exceeding the national rate of RM2,600 in the third quarter of 2023, said Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Jan 11 — Employers, including government-linked companies (GLCs) and private companies, need to enhance efforts to safeguard the welfare of workers in line with profits gained, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 20 — Workers in the film sector, including freelancers, will receive Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) protection that will also include pension benefits, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 13 — New Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong is determined to lift the dignity of workers in Malaysia, irrespective of race and religion.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 20 — Malaysia recorded 5.92 million graduates in 2022, while the graduate’s unemployment rate stood at 3.7 per cent, according to the Graduates Statistics 2022 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 14 — More than one million trade union membership has been recorded as of Oct 30, well ahead of the original target of 2025, said Human Resource Minister V.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The Human Resources Ministry (KSM) will conduct nationwide operations following a letter by a migrant rights activist to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), regarding the plight of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.

KULIM, Oct 29 — The Peninsular Labour Department has found that only 50 per cent of employers are complying with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today approved part of the applications for the recruitment of foreign workers, involving barbershops, textiles and goldsmiths.

JAKARTA, 21 August — The Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia, Datuk Syed Md Hasrin Tengku Hussin, has emphasised the importance of cooperation between the two countries in overcoming the issue of workers without valid permits through the relevant ministries and agencies.

KUALA SELANGOR, Aug 10 — The government plans to provide funds to help raise the salaries of employees in Malaysia in an effort to help ease the burden faced by the people, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 – The enforcement of the RM1,500 minimum wage for employers with fewer than five workers, which starts today, will eliminate discrimination against workers in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector, who have been complaining about their low wages.