MTUC's 3rd protest action against Labour Law amendments in Shah Alam by more than a 1,000

MTUC had its 3rd protest against the proposed amendments to the Employment Act 1955 in a hall in Shah Alam, which was attended by more than 1,000 - but surely it would have been better if it was done somewhere public where the other Malaysians and the world could see. In-door gatherings and letters somehow do not put sufficient pressure on the BN government or the Prime Minister.

Wonder whether there will be any media coverage by the mainstream print and electronic media. Hopefully MTUC do not give up the fight - and would do more public protests - intent also in convincing the non-worker non-union members to support in the struggle to stop the Employment Act being amended... the consequence of the proposed amendments becoming law is most detrimental to trade unions and workers...

Presiden MTUC akui sistem kontraktor pekerja boleh hakis undi BN

Oleh G Manimaran

December 02, 2011

Ahli-ahli kesatuan gabungan MTUC yang menghadiri perhimpunan membantah pindaan Akta Kerja 1955 di Shah Alam petang ini. ― Foto oleh Jack Ooi

 

SHAH ALAM, 2 Dis - Presiden Kongres Kesatuan Sekerja Malaysia (MTUC) tidak menolak kemungkinan pindaan Akta Kerja, khususnya yang berkaitan sistem kontraktor tenaga kerja, akan memberi kesan ke atas populariti kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) dalam pilihan raya umum.

Khalid Atan berkata, lazimnya pekerja-pekerja mengharapkan perlindungan daripada kerajaan dan oleh itu, jika ada apa-apa penggubalan ataupun pindaan menjejaskan kepentingan mereka, ia akan mengganggu sokongan atau undi ketika pilihan raya.

“Mungkin, mungkin ada,” kata beliau ketika ditanya mengenai kesan sokongan para pekerja, yang dianggarkan lebih lima juta orang merupakan pengundi jika kerajaan enggan memenuhi desakan MTUC agar jangan meneruskan pindaan Akta Kerja.

Rang Undang-undang Kerja 2011 sudah pun diluluskan oleh Dewan Rakyat pada 6 Oktober lalu tanpa mempedulikan piket kongres itu tiga hari sebelum itu.

Ia kini menunggu giliran untuk diluluskan di Dewan Negara.

Ketika ditanya sama ada MTUC akan membincangkan syor agar badan induk kesatuan sekerja itu mengisytiharkan perang ke atas kerajaan BN jika Rang Undang-undang Kerja diluluskan juga, Khalid berkata, “saya tidak boleh membuat keputusan seorang diri.”

“Bagaimanapun jika dibawa ke majlis am, MTUC akan membincangkan, kita serah kepada majlis am,” katanya lagi sambil menambah, ini bukan keputusan individu.

Beliau juga menekankan MTUC merupakan sebuah badan yang tidak memihak mana-mana parti politik.

Perhimpunan membantah pindaan Akta Kerja hari ini, yang disertai lebih 1.000 pekerja dari Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor, turut disertai wakil rakyat Pakatan Rakyat termasuk Zuraida Kamaruddin dan Abdullah Sani masing-masing Ahli Parlimen Ampang dan Kuala Langat.

Pada 27 November lalu, Setiausaha Kewangan MTUC Alias Awang Ibrahim menegaskan, badan induk pekerja itu akan mengisytihrkan perang ke atas kerajaan BN jika Rang Undang-undang Kerja 1955 dipinda di Dewan Negara kelak.

MTUC sebelum ini membantah pindaan terbaru yang menyediakan peruntukan kontroversial sistem kontraktor bagi tenaga kerja.

Alias Awang berkata, badan induk itu yang dianggotai 390 kesatuan akan menyokong mana-mana parti politik yang berjanji akan meminda pindaan-pindaan dibawa ke atas Akta Kerja sekarang.

“Jika ia diluluskan di Dewan Negara maka MTUC akan mengisytiharkan perang ke atas mereka (kerajaan). Tiada ruang untuk berkompromi,” kata beliau.

MTUC telah menulis surat kepada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan timbalannya Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin tetapi belum ada perkembangan positif setakat ini.

Ketika ditanya sama ada MTUC mahu mengadakan piket kedua di pekarangan Parlimen menjelang pembentangan di Dewan Negara, Khalid berkata, ia juga akan diputuskan oleh majlis am kelak.

“Piket ini sama ada perlu atau tidak akan diputuskan oleh majlis am,” katanya dan menjelaskan mesyuarat badan tertinggi MTUC belum diputuskan.

Pada perhimpunan pekerja peringkat Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan hari ini, peserta berikrar bahawa “MTUC menentang sepenuhnya pindaan Rang Undang-undang Kerja yang diluluskan oleh Dewan Rakyat pada 6 Oktober 2011, sehingga pindaan ini ditarik balik dari Dewan Negara supaya ia tidak boleh dilaksanakan.”

Mereka juga berikrar untuk memberi sokongan kepada parti-parti politik yang sanggup menolak pindaan ke atas Akta Kerja dan yang menyokong perjuangan pekerja.

“Dengan ini kami tetap teguh dan terus berjuang dengan tegas menentang mereka yang menzalimi kaum pekerja serta menuntut supaya dikembalikan hak pekerja seadilnya,” bunyi ikrar itu.- Malaysian Insider, 2/12/2011, Presiden MTUC akui sistem kontraktor pekerja boleh hakis undi BN

Another event in KLCC this Saturday to protest Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011

Event: Malaysians can walk freely with Pak Samad in KLCC without police permit 

http://www.facebook.com/events/165918530172416/

The battle against the 'Peaceful Assembly Bill' is not over yet. They have only passed it in the Lower House. This means we can still force them to withdraw or hold back until the bill is passed in the Upper House (Senate) and eventually signed by the King. Even if they pass it, we can still defeat it by mounting a campaign of civil disobedience.

Last Saturday, we had a wonderful yellow event in KLCC Park where people gathered without permit in yellow, with yellow balloons, yellow flowers, and flags. (All Videos on protest against the #PA2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFaNZThZiuY&list=PL154F568EAED5E432&index=5&feature=plpp_video)

This week, we will do it again. And Pak Samad is joining us and would read us some poems. Let us flood the KLCC without police permit. Let us defy stupid laws. Let us defend our freedom.

Last week we had 400 people coming, this week we aim to make it 800. 

We need to grow the momentum. This is only possible with your help. If you show your support by bringing your friends & family to the event!

Have a picnic together at KLCC park (in front of the fountains - its a family-friendly event).

Please help by spreading the news and invite all your friends on Facebook. Just install this programme on your Chrome and everything can be done with a click (5 seconds): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ofcnbnhefnmjancehemliplicihbcjjb

Pak Samad to lead Public Assembly Bill protest

Koh Jun Lin 9:48AM Dec 2, 2011

National laureate A Samad Said will lead the second round of protest at KLCC Park tomorrow, defying the Public Assembly Bill that the Lower House of Parliament passed on Tuesday and is now awaiting Senate approval.

The park was the scene of a similar protest last Saturday, with some 400 protesters - many of them clad in yellow in support of the Bersih movement - singing songs, distributing balloons and flowers, blowing soap bubbles and practising yoga to demonstrate against the "unconstitutional" Bill.

"This week, we will do it again. And Pak Samad is joining us to read us some poems. Let us flood the KLCC without police permit. Let us defy stupid laws. Let us defend our freedom," wrote one of the organisers, Wong Chin Huat, on his Facebook wall.

The 76-year old poet and novelist, popularly known as Pak Samad, is no stranger to protests, having led the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9 and the anti-PPSMI rally in 2009 (on left).

The 2pm event, again organised through Facebook, calls for the Bill's immediate withdrawal and to allow postal voting for all overseas Malaysians.

Organisers hope to double the number of participants to 800. As of writing, close to 300 Netizens have confirmed their participation.

Unlike last week, organisers are urging participants to bring food for the "afternoon picnic", along with the usual flags, balloons and flowers, and to dress in yellow.

Banners, placards are discouraged

Banners and placards are discouraged by organisers at the demonstration, to show the police that protests can happen without them, and because those carrying these are likely to be denied entry into the park.

In addition, the organisers are discouraging participants from bringing political party T-shirts or flags to maintain a non-partisan campaign.

When the group gathered last Saturday to demonstrate, police kept watch from a distance, while park security men disrupted speeches.

Nevertheless, before being dispersed, Wong vowed to return on the following Saturday, to which the crowded cheered, "Yes!"

Despite this protest and a much larger march by the Bar Council on Tuesday, the Public Assembly Bill 2011 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat on the same day.

The Bill will still need to be passed by the Dewan Negara and get the approval of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong before it can be gazetted as law.

Once gazetted, organisers of public assemblies must notify police beforehand and can only operate under under restrictive conditions.

These include a blanket ban on street demonstrations and any assembly within 50 metres of places of worship, schools, public transport terminals and other "prohibited places". - Malaysiakini, 2/12/2011, Pak Samad to lead Public Assembly Bill protest

PM has not yet replied letter of 107(now 115) groups caling for withdrawal of employment law amendments ...

When the Joint statement 107 organizations and groups, from all over the world, dated 28/10/2011, entitled “Malaysia Must Protect Worker and Union Rights, and withdraw proposed unjust amendments to Employment Act - Labour Suppliers Should Not Be Employers”, was issued, it was also sent to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, vide letter dated 28/10/2011(which I posted personally) which also urged the Malaysian government to immediately withdraw the proposed amendments to the Employment Act 1955.

The letter also contained the following words, that makes it clear that a reply was expected...

Kindly acknowledge receipt, and we would appreciate being kept informed of steps taken in response to this statement.

Sadly, to date, I have not yet received a reply from Prime Minister Najib - not even a letter acknowledging receipt of the said letter send for and on behalf of the said 107 civil society organisations, groups and trade unions... (In the past, there were times when letters were received - even if it was a letter of acknowledgement stating that it will be directed to this or that person for further action...).

It is simple courtesy just to send a note acknowledging receipt...and better still a response but alas when the Prime Minister fails to even reply, it sets a very bad example to other Ministers and Ministries, and departments. The Prime Minister must set the best example for others... and I do hope that the letter from our Malaysian Prime Minister is on the way ...and I will keep you all informed of the said letter if and when it does arrive..

The Malaysian Barisan Nasional government do not like public protests and processions, so at the very least they should be responding to the 'other channels of communications' between persons and the Malaysian government. The failing to respond to even letters paints a very bad picture of the current PM and government, and the perception that may arise is that they just do not want to listen to the people - and will do as they please only, and if so, one may start wonder whether Malaysia is only a democracy in name but in practice is in fact a dictatorship or feudalistic government. 

Now, the statement is by 115 organisations and groups, and about 10,000 workers also have come out in protest nationwide on 3/11/2011 - and we still need to continue to call on the Prime Minister and this BN government to withdraw the proposed amendments to the Employment Act 1955. My fear is that this amendment to the Employment Act 1955 and the Peaceful Assembly Bill will be hurriedly rushed and passed by the Senate who will be sitting this month. After the BN government amended the law, the Yang Di Pertuan Agung really do not have any effective power to stop it from becoming law... (previously without the King's actual assent, it could not become law...in a way it was a last check to prevent abuse by any ruling party/coalition having the majority in Parliament) . [Note Malaysian Senators are not elected by the people, they are appointed...Hence most Senators, save a few are BN appointed Senators...]

Media Statement – 28/10/2011 (107 Groups), now 115

Malaysia Must Protect Worker and Union Rights, and withdraw

proposed unjust amendments to Employment Act

- Labour Suppliers Should Not Be Employers -

We, the undersigned 115 organizations, groups and networks are disturbed that the Malaysian government has proceeded to table, and get it passed speedily on 6/10/2011 at the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representative) the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2011 despite protests from workers, trade unions and civil society. The proposed changes to the Employment Act would be most detrimental to worker rights, trade unions and the existing just direct 2-party employment relationship between worker and end-user (the principal). Malaysia’s action goes contrary to justice. In many countries employers have been wrongly trying to avoid/disguise employment relationships by way of contracts/agreements and triangular relationships, and Malaysia rather than fighting against this negative trend is now trying to legalize it, hence showing itself to be anti-worker anti-unions. 

We note also that the amendments would result in discrimination at the workplace, as many workers at a factory, plantation or any workplace would end up being no longer employees of the owner-operator of the said workplace, also referred to as the principal or end-user, but would remain employees of the supplier of workers, known as ‘contractor for labour’. Workers doing the same work at the factory, would be treated differently in terms of wages, work benefits and even rights by reason of the fact that their employers are different. This will also go against the Malaysian Federal Constitution that guarantees equality of persons. We advocate that all workers working at a factory or workplace are entitled to be treated equally in terms of wages, work benefits, rights, union rights, reliance on collective agreements and other entitlements.

The proposed amendment would also destroy direct employment relationships between owner-operator of workplaces, being the principal, and the workers that work there producing the product or providing the services from which these principals derive their profits. A just employment relationship dictates that all workers should be employees of the owner-operator employer not some other third party labour supplier, whether they be known as ‘contractor for labour’, outsourcing agent or by any other name. The relationship must be a direct relationship, to the exclusion of all third parties, between the employer who needs workers to do the work to produce the goods of their business for profits, and the workers directly who provide the necessary labour as required in exchange for fair wages and other benefits. The availability of short-term employment contracts is another reason why there is no need to legalize triangular or other employment relationships in Malaysia through the creation of the ‘contractor for labour’.

To fight for decent wages and rights, and to be able to negotiate and get better working conditions and other work benefits, workers at a workplace would generally come together collectively or as a union to be able to negotiate from a stronger position with employers, and this would result in agreements or ‘collective agreements’ between employers and workers (or their unions). If the amendments proposed become law, then many workers at the factory would effectively lose their rights to be able to form or be members of the trade union at the workplace, or the right to directly and effectively negotiate with the principal  who effectively controls the work place, working conditions and benefits.

If the proposed amendment becomes law, effectively it will also weaken existing workers and unions, by reducing their negotiating power for now when a strike or a protest in called, there will be other workers of other third party employers who will continue to work normally thus making worker struggle for better rights almost impossible. This proposed amendment is a ‘union busting’ exercises and allows employers to utilize ‘divide and rule’ tactics to counter legitimate demands of their workers and avoid employer obligations and responsibilities. Another unjustifiable proposed changed is the delay of payment of overtime and work on rest days by a month.

With regard to sexual harassment, the new provision provides only for inquiry by employer even when the alleged perpetrator is a member of the management, a partner, shareholder and/or director of the employer’s business, and provides no clear right of appeal to the Labour Courts or the High Court. Note that other worker rights violations are currently all dealt with by the definitely more independent Labour Department or Industrial Relations Department. Remedy for the victim of sexual harassment is also absent, save maybe the right to resign without the need to give the required notice when the perpetrator is a sole proprietor.

The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC), which represents over 800,000 workers of member unions, who is also is the accepted workers representative in Malaysia, picketed calling for the withdrawal of the amendments on 3/10/2011, and apparently despite the Minister assuring them that the amendment will only be tabled at the end of the month, was suddenly rushed and passed at the Lower House of Malaysia’s Parliament on 6/10/2011.

Malaysia has the Private Employment Agencies Act 1971, whereby these agencies rightfully get workers for employers, who then pay them a fee for the service, and once workers are received by the employer, these workers immediately become employees of the said employer. The amendments will creates a new kind of labour supply companies who will continue as employers of the workers even after they start working at the workplace of the principal, and this is unacceptable. All companies in the business of finding workers for companies that need workers to produce their products or for their business must be private employment agencies, and must never assume or retain the role of employers.

As the said Bill still needs to be passed by the Senate and receive royal assent, before it becomes law, we call on the Malaysian government to act in the best interest of workers and their unions and immediately withdraw this unjust proposed amendments to Employment Act 1955.

We call on Malaysia to immediately discontinue its policy of recognizing outsourcing agents, and act immediately against practices of some employers and outsourcing agents that try to avoid/disguise employment relationships to the detriment of workers and unions.

We call on countries and regional bodies, companies, ILO, trade unions and persons to do the needful to ensure that worker and union rights, not just of local but also migrant workers, are protected in Malaysia, and that the employment relationship continue to be between owner-operator end user employers who actually need workers to do work and the workers that work there to the exclusion of any third party labour suppliers or ‘contractors for labour’.

Charles Hector

Pranom Somwong

For and on behalf of the 115  Organisations listed below:-

Abra Migrant Workers Welfare Association - Hong Kong (AMWWA)

Abra Tinguian Ilocano Society - Hong Kong (ATIS-HK)

ALIRAN, Malaysia

All Women's Action Society (AWAM), Malaysia

Asian Migrants Center (AMC), Hong Kong

Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC), Hong Kong

Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)

Asian Migrants' Coordinating Body - Hong Kong (AMCB)

Association for Community Development-ACD, Bangladesh

Association of Concerned Filipinos in Hong Kong (ACFIL-HK)

Association of Indonesia Migrant Workers in Indonesia (ATKI-Indonesia)

Association of Migrant Child & Family, Bangladesh.

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)

BAYAN Hong Kong

Building and Wood Worker's International (BWI) Asia Pacific

Burma Campaign, Malaysia

Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC)

Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)

Center for Indonesian Migrant Workers (CIMW)

Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR)

Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC)

Coordination of Action Research on Aids and Mobility (CARAM-ASIA)

Committee for Asian Women (CAW)

Community Action Network (CAN), Malaysia

Confederation of Voluntary Associations (COVA), Hyderabad, India

Cordillera Alliance Hong Kong (CORALL-HK)

Democratic Party For A New Society (DPNS), Burma

Dignity International, Malaysia

Education and Research Association for Consumers Malaysia (ERA Consumer Malaysia)

Filipino Friends Hong Kong (FFHK)

Filipino Migrants Association - Hong Kong (FMA)

Filipino Migrant Workers' Union - Hong Kong (FMWU)

Filipino Women Migrant Workers Association - Hong Kong (FILWOM-HK)

Foundation for Women, Thailand

Friends of Bethune House (FBH), Hong Kong

GABRIELA Hong Kong

GABRIELA Philippines

Good Shepherd Sisters, Malaysia

Health Equity Initiatives (HEI), Malaysia

Housing Rights Task Force, Cambodia

Human Rights & Legal Aid (LHRLA) Pakistan

Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB)

Human Security Alliance (HSA)

International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF)

IMA Research Foundation, Bangladesh

INFID (International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development)

Institute for National and Democratic Studies (INDIES)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Jakarta Legal Aid Institute, Indonesia

JERIT, Malaysia

Karmojibi Nari , Bangladesh

Kalyanamitra, Indonesia

Kav La'Oved , Israel

Kilusang Mayo Uno Labor Center

Komite Independen Pemantau Pemilu (Independent Committee for Election Monitoring), Indonesia

Lawyers for Human Rights & Legal Aid (LHRLA) Pakistan

Legal Support for Children and Women (LSCW), Cambodia

LLG Cultural Development Centre, Malaysia

Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture (MADPET)

Malaysian Election Observers Network (MEO-Net)

MakeItfair

MAP Foundation, Thailand

Maquila Solidarity Network, Canada

May 1st Coalition for Worker & Immigrant Rights, NY-USA

Migrant CARE, Indonesia

Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA)

Migrant Trade Union, Korea (MTU)

Migrante International

MTUC (Malaysian Trade Union Congress)

National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders, Nepal

Network of Action for Migrants in Malaysia (NAMM)

National League For Democracy (Liberated Area )[ NLD(LA)], Malaysia

Pakistan Rural Workers Social Welfare Organization (PRWSWO)

Peduli Buruh Migran, Indonesia

Penang Watch, Malaysia

People's Green Coalition

Pergerakan Indonesia

Perkumpulan PRAXIS, Indonesia

Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti, Selangor (EMPOWER)

Persatuan Masyarakat Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan (PERMAS)

Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor

Pinatud a Saleng ti Umili (PSU)

Pusat KOMAS, Malaysia

Quê Me: Action for Democracy in Vietnam

Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM)

Sedane Labour Resource Center/(Lembaga Informasi Perburuhan Sedane), Indonesia

Serikat Buruh Migran Indonesia (SBMI)

Shan Women Action Network (SWAN), Thailand

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition

Solidaritas Perempuan (Women's Solidarity for Human Rights), Indonesia

SOS(Save Ourselves), Malaysia

Suaram, Malaysia

Tenaganita, Malaysia

Thai Committee for Refugees Foundation (TCR)

The Filipino Women's Organization in Quebec, Canada

The GoodElectronics Network

The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)

Think Centre (Singapore)

UNI Apro, Singapore

UNI Global Union

UNIMIG (Union Migrant Indonesia)

United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-MIGRANTE-HK)

United Pangasinan in Hong Kong (UPHK)

Urban Community Mission (UCM Jakarta), Indonesia

Vietnam Committee on Human Rights

WARBE Development Foundation, Bangladesh

Women Forum for Women, Nepal

Women Legal BUREAU, Philippines

WOREC, Nepal

Workers Assistance Center, Inc (WAC), Philippines

Workers Hub For Change (WH4C)

 War on Want , United Kingdom

Yasanti

Yayasan LINTAS NUSA (Batam Indonesia)

EMPOWER opposes strongly to the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill (2/12/2011)

Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER)

Press Statement

2 December 2011

EMPOWER opposes strongly to the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill as it is an affront to all Malaysians since Article 10 of the Federal Constitution  fully guarantees every citizen the right to speech, assembly and association.

EMPOWER demands the total and immediate withdrawal of the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill.

EMPOWER is deeply disappointed that the government has viewed the citizens’ voices and their assertion of rights as threats rather than as a resource to build democracy and human rights.

As it stands, police are already authorised to break up demonstrations, arrest participants, and may use brute force if orders to disperse are not promptly obeyed. Public rallies are routinely denied permits. Such a proposal is completely out of step with the demands of democracy; calls for freedom will ring hollow if the government continues to repress and oppress critical expressions.

The introduction of the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill will only serve to increase the powers of the police, which might lead to more abuses. This Bill is an excuse by the government to further control and stifle expressions of constructive and critical opinions on political and social issues.

There are many ways to deal with the issue of assembly and public rallies. To begin with, amend section 27 of the Police Act which requires police permits. It should be sufficient that a notification of seven days from the organisers will enable the police to conduct preparations of traffic control and security.

Practical training on human rights and negotiation skills should be conducted for law enforcement officers, with the view to changing mindsets and attitudes in relation to the public’s right to peaceful assembly. The principle of upholding human rights should be instilled into law enforcement officers in order that peaceful assemblies can happen in a democratic and open atmosphere.

In addition, the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) should be set up to monitor the implementation of enforcement. This will ensure the proper conduct of the law enforcement officers at all times and will eliminate any potential for abuse of powers.

Malaysia is a young emerging democracy and its citizens are increasingly mindful of their rights to speech, assembly and association. Attempts to suppress their democratic rights will be truly unjust and can only backfire on the government.

The withdrawal of the Bill can only serve the government well given its position on the United Nations Human Rights Council. Once again, EMPOWER calls for the withdrawal of the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill.

--
Empower
(Pusat Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor)
Address:13, Lorong 4/48E,
             Seksyen 4,
             46050 Petaling Jaya,
             Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: 03 - 7784 4977
Fax: 03 - 7784 4978
Email:    empower05@gmail.com
Website:www.empowermalaysia.org