{"id":1057,"date":"2025-05-27T10:13:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T02:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2025-05-27T10:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T02:13:24","slug":"rm10-million-to-strengthen-labour-unions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/en\/rm10-million-to-strengthen-labour-unions\/","title":{"rendered":"RM10 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN LABOUR UNIONS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Wyndham Acmar, Klang | Friday, 23 May 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u200e<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The 2025 Trade Union Affairs Programme (PHEKS) for the Central Zone was officially launched by YB Encik Steven Sim Chee Keong, Minister of Human Resources at Wyndham Acamar, Klang today.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1052\" src=\"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tgh-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">In his opening speech, YB Minister emphasized:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">3K Goal<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Focus on employee skills, well-being, and success.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Employer-Employee Relations<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Minimum wage is not a single measure \u2013 unions can negotiate CA with employers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Establish harmonious industrial relations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">MADANI Employee Card Initiative<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">30% discount card for union members \u2013 encourage more people to join unions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Global Issues<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">In APEC: Emphasised that workers&#8217; rights cannot be compromised.<\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Don&#8217;t punish countries that are trying to protect workers&#8217; rights.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1053\" src=\"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tgh-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span>RM10 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN LABOUR UNIONS!<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">PHEKS 2025 Key Highlights:<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">RM10 million allocated compared to RM5.8 million in 2024<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">551 applications approved, worth RM7.15 million<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">138 applications for Central Zone (Selangor &amp; WP) \u2013 RM2.1 million<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">5 main clusters funded, including training, research and digitalization<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">MADANI Employee Card introduced \u2013 an exclusive privilege for union members!<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Latest Statistics (2024):<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">&#8211; 762 registered unions<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">&#8211; 1,038,435 members<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">&#8211; 240 Collective Agreements (CA) benefit 67,644 workers<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200e<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">KESUMA remains committed to empowering trade unions for a more secure future for workers within the MalaysiaMADANI framework.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wyndham Acmar, Klang | Friday, 23 May 2025 \u200e The 2025 Trade Union Affairs Programme (PHEKS) for the Central Zone was officially launched by YB Encik Steven Sim Chee Keong, Minister of Human Resources at Wyndham Acamar, Klang today. \u200e \u200e In his opening speech, YB Minister emphasized: \u200e 3K Goal Focus on employee skills, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-activities"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tgh-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1057"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1060,"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057\/revisions\/1060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jheks.mohr.gov.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}