The proposed law to protect the gig economy is still on track and expected to be tabled in Parliament by the end of this year, says Steven Sim.
The Human Resources Minister said he was making efforts to bring the legislation to the Dewan Rakyat by year-end, which is aimed to protect the welfare of gig workers.
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The Human Resources Minister said he was making efforts to bring the legislation to the Dewan Rakyat by year-end, which is aimed to protect the welfare of gig workers.
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00:00We have also increased the protection of social security in Pekeso with an additional benefit of more than 20% to 1.5 million workers in Malaysia.
00:15On June 1, this year, Kesuma has strengthened the OSH Act, which has been put on hold for so long,
00:24to improve the safety at work.
00:27As I said earlier, after every day of work, I don't want to visit the homes of the victims,
00:34the children, the wife, the husband, the mother, the father, who have passed away at work.
00:40I don't want this to happen.
00:42I want that after every day of work, our workers can return home safely.
00:50So, we have strengthened the OSH Act.
00:53One of the most important things is Section 26A, which gives workers the right to resign.
01:01Before this, there was no such thing.
01:03Resigning from the risk of being at work.
01:06And the employer cannot take action if the worker wants to resign from the risk of being at work.
01:13This is what we have done on June 1.
01:16After being put on hold for 2-3 years,
01:19on the 14th of October last year,
01:24we have abolished the 20 years of unfair treatment
01:31by amending the Buro Sabah Ordinance,
01:34giving equal rights and protections to more than 2 million workers,
01:40our colleagues in Sabah,
01:41so that it is equal to the number of workers in Malaysia.
01:46With the support of my fellow colleagues,
01:52I, at the end of this year's session,
01:56will amend the Buro Sarawak Ordinance
02:00so that after this,
02:02all the workers in Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak,
02:06have equal rights and protections.
02:08I am also trying to bring in a new RUU,
02:13which is the RUU for gig workers,
02:16which will defend the fate of our gig workers,
02:20who have been put on hold for a long time.
02:24They are not protected under the employment contract,
02:26but they are also workers,
02:28just like us.
02:29Do you agree or not?
02:31There are people out there.
02:33So we will bring in a RUU
02:35which is able to protect their rights.
02:39Recently, there has been good news for the private sector.
02:43The PM, in the 2025 budget,
02:46has announced an increase in the minimum wage,
02:50which will strengthen power in the coming year.
02:54On 15 September,
02:56I signed an agreement to strengthen the new employment agreement,
03:01to strengthen the employment agreement.
03:04We want to facilitate the growth of the union.
03:07We want to reduce the government sanctions.
03:10We want to give workers the right to be more active in the union,
03:15in order to give greater power to the workers in Malaysia.
03:21We are strong because of the union.
03:23We are strong because of the union.
03:27We are strong because of the union.
03:29Do you agree or not?
03:31We are strong because of the union.
03:34So, we must strengthen it.