Time to work out what specific changes we want after PRU13

Time for Malaysians to sit down and make known a list of changes in law and policy that we want as the 13th General Elections is fast approaching - we can use this list to get the commitments of the politicians and political parties contesting.... and if a NEW government comes in, they can quickly move and make the necessary changes within months.... 

For example:-

1. We want the abolition of ALL Detention Without Trial Laws...

2. We want the abolition of the Death Penalty - or at least the immediate removal of all MANDATORY Death Penalty sentences...

WORKERS want:-

1. The abolition of 'contractor for labour system' - NO to outsourcing workers and outsourcing agents

2. Abolition of short-term employment contract workers - all workers should be permanent employees of their employer until retirement age

3. Ensure that discrimination based on gender is abolished in the private sector... 

4. Ensure that a worker does not lose his/her right to be a member of the trade union in cases of termination

5. Ensure that trade unions are recognized within thirty(30) days from the date a trade union submits its claims for recognition. 

a) Trade Union submits claim for recognition to Employer, employer recognizes - end of story - TU is recognized then can start on the Collective Bargaining Agreement

b) If Employer do not recognize, or just do not answer, Registrar of Trade Unions step in and conducts 'secret ballot' to ensure that majority of workers wants TU [Secret ballot must be done within fourteen(14) days...] - Now, the Registrar delays ...and delays... Employer gets rid of some pro-union workers, gets new anti-union workers...so, when it comes to 'secret ballot'....in short defeats the right of workers to form Trade Unions...so, no delay - immediately get unions recognized.

c) The use of 'short term employment contracts' must end ...for simply, workers who are for the Trade Union can easily find that their employment contract is not extended or not renewed or they are not offered a new contract in that company....

 

IS THIS ENOUGH?

Better if we can be even more specific - asking for this section to be amended and/or repealed... and for that Act to be abolished...