Sarawak deputy minister slams claim of govt inaction on amending state labour law

PETALING JAYA: Sarawak deputy labour, immigration and project monitoring minister Gerawat Gala has dismissed a claim that the state government neglected efforts to amend the Sarawak Labour Ordinance .

Gerawat was responding to Sarawak Bank Employees Union CEO Andrew Lo, who on Monday said workers were upset that the state government had yet to agree to amend the SLO by claiming that it required prior consultation on future changes. In his statement, Gerawat said Sarawak had requested a provision mandating the state’s agreement for future SLO amendments, in line with its rights on non-resident worker entry and specific laws like Article 161E of the Federal Constitution and Section 65 of the Immigration Act.“This prompted a series of discussions and engagements with the human resources ministry, as the provision was not agreeable to the ministry.

“The state government together with all relevant stakeholders made serious and consistent efforts to get the SLO amended, but the human resources ministry in Putrajaya and Parliament have the final decision,” he said.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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