ONE month ago, our lower house president who is no.2 leader in the newly civilian government proposed to raise government staff's salaries. The news was gladly welcomed by all civil service people. However those happy didn't last long because our FM's explanation said it won't be achievable due to limited budget. At the same time, FM suggested it can be done on next year budget earliest. No.2 leader seems don't want to give up to his fellow cabinet minister despite his professional advice and explanation was also correct. The original proposer pointed out at character of office staffs due to insufficient salary. He added, it would be difficult to transform clean government without having clean staff. To achieve clean staff, the government have to provide enough income so that the government staff needs not corrupt/bribe. Sound quite right but there is no end result on this matter. The matter is apparently put on the agenda of parliament meeting to be reviewed. The no.2 leader come back second time proposal with minimum wages to be given out to save our staff. His proposed minimum gross salary is 100,000 Ks (S$156) and it should be retained at least 80,000 Ks after paying all sort of taxes.
We very often heard that our authority highlights how our country's living cost is cheap compare to regional countries. The problem is they never told how much other countrymen are earning. For instance, our people are paying world's most expensive for used cars as well as mobile sim cards. The telecommunication charge are among world's highest despite the people are deep in poverty. The fuel prices are no longer subsidies like in our past days. It make all commodities price up that make living cost severely raised. Nowadays, working person could able to earn for himself if he/she is working for private company. It doesn't cover for his/her health-care. If anything wrong with health, he/she may have to borrow money and those debt may not be paid for long time. Recently worker protest at local garment factory, workers got only Ks 75 per hour and they wanted their wages to be raised to Ks 100 per hour to match always increasing living expenses. It show how foreign investor has taken benefit from our labour forces. Once such matter raised, our labourer have no place to notify for. It lead them to protest which is yet to settle after month long. Our authority should let form labour union to protect our labor rights.
Today news state, Malaysia parliament has approved minimum wages for its worker between RM 800 (S$333) and RM900. On April 1, Thailand will also increase the minimum wage to 300 baht (S$ 12) a day in Bangkok and six provinces, and by an average of 40% in the rest of the country. In recent 2012 budget, Singapore has increased its lowest income workers (cleaners) to S$1,000. For those cleaners who needs to perform blocks washing service can even expect up to S$1,400 a month. I know our workers cannot expect the same wages that their counterparts from regional power house nation. But I think they deserve at least half of them because our living expenses is not necessarily cheap against those matured nations. May our leaders look into regional wages trend and review our workers' earning. Otherwise building our nation's development won't be as quickly as we are expecting.
We very often heard that our authority highlights how our country's living cost is cheap compare to regional countries. The problem is they never told how much other countrymen are earning. For instance, our people are paying world's most expensive for used cars as well as mobile sim cards. The telecommunication charge are among world's highest despite the people are deep in poverty. The fuel prices are no longer subsidies like in our past days. It make all commodities price up that make living cost severely raised. Nowadays, working person could able to earn for himself if he/she is working for private company. It doesn't cover for his/her health-care. If anything wrong with health, he/she may have to borrow money and those debt may not be paid for long time. Recently worker protest at local garment factory, workers got only Ks 75 per hour and they wanted their wages to be raised to Ks 100 per hour to match always increasing living expenses. It show how foreign investor has taken benefit from our labour forces. Once such matter raised, our labourer have no place to notify for. It lead them to protest which is yet to settle after month long. Our authority should let form labour union to protect our labor rights.
Today news state, Malaysia parliament has approved minimum wages for its worker between RM 800 (S$333) and RM900. On April 1, Thailand will also increase the minimum wage to 300 baht (S$ 12) a day in Bangkok and six provinces, and by an average of 40% in the rest of the country. In recent 2012 budget, Singapore has increased its lowest income workers (cleaners) to S$1,000. For those cleaners who needs to perform blocks washing service can even expect up to S$1,400 a month. I know our workers cannot expect the same wages that their counterparts from regional power house nation. But I think they deserve at least half of them because our living expenses is not necessarily cheap against those matured nations. May our leaders look into regional wages trend and review our workers' earning. Otherwise building our nation's development won't be as quickly as we are expecting.
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