Category: Labour

DAP calls on Government to include new villagers and retrenched estate labourers in governmental developmental programmes

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when speaking at the Dewan Rakyat in the debate over the 1972. Supplementary Development Estimates which was passed by Dewan Rakyat on 10th August 1972

DAP calls on Government to include new villagers and retrenched estate labourers in governmental developmental programmes

I wish to refer to only a few sub-heads. The first one is in connection with the Johore Tenggara project, which is one of the massive projects of the Government in pursuit of its Second Malaysia Plan in order to eliminate poverty regardless of race. I would like here to urge on the Government to translate this profession from just mere lip service to concrete results because there is a need, from the past one or two years’ operation, for the people to be convinced that the poor are going to be helped, not merely in pronouncements and platitudes, but in deeds, actions and results. Continue reading DAP calls on Government to include new villagers and retrenched estate labourers in governmental developmental programmes

Lim Kit Siang to raise the problem of 900,000 new villagers and the retrenched estate labourers in next week’s Parliament

Lim Kit Siang to raise the problem of 900,000 new villagers and the retrenched estate labourers in next week’s Parliament

DAP Member of Parliament for Bandar Malaka, Mr.Lim Kit Siang, has given notice that he would be raising several questions concerning the future of 900,000 new villagers and the retrenches estate labourers in the country.

Some of these questions are: Continue reading Lim Kit Siang to raise the problem of 900,000 new villagers and the retrenched estate labourers in next week’s Parliament

DAP calls for abolition of Internal Security Act

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang at a Rembau-Tampin Parliamentary by-election rally at Bating Melaka on 1st July 1972 at 9 p.m.

DAP calls for abolition of Internal Security Act

The Alliance Government has made use of the Internal Security Act to detain and silence political opponents, and other persons who embarrass the Government. Continue reading DAP calls for abolition of Internal Security Act

The organization of the unorganised

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when speaking to a meeting of the DAP Labour Bureau on Monday, 3rd April 1972 at 7 p.m.

The first item on the agenda of organized workers: the organization of the unorganised

Last week, following my speech in Klang DAP Branch on the plight of the unorganised workers in Malaysia and the growing labour unrest in Malaysia, I receive several letters from various parts of the country written by employees of finance and borrowing companies about their exploitation and utter helplessness to end this exploitation. Continue reading The organization of the unorganised

Congratulations to Lim Kit Siang

Below is a translation of a reader’s letter to the Tamil Malar Press as published on the 3rd of April, 1972.

Congratulations to Lim Kit Siang

The step taken by the Democratic Action Party to form a committee to look into the problems affecting the estate workers and the Committee’s decision to submit a Memorandum to Tun Razak is laudable. In view of this, we the estate workers should come forward and give whatever help we can to the Committee.

The observation made by Lim Kit Siang that for many years, the estate workers have been faced with massive retrenchment, fragmentation of estates, loss of job during old age which has resulted in them losing their homes as well as their security is very true. Continue reading Congratulations to Lim Kit Siang

The DAP National Estates Sub-Committee – the conscience and champion of Malaysian estate workers

Message by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, for the inaugural meeting of the DAP National Estates Sub-Committee at DAP Headquarters in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 24th March 1972 at 2 p.m.

The DAP National Estates Sub-Committee – the conscience and champion of Malaysian estate workers

The inaugural meeting of the 18-member DAP National Estate Sub-Committee today marks yet another milestone in the DAP’s fight for a democratic socialist Malaysia where the poor, whether worker or peasant, can lead a good, meaningful and fulfilling life. Continue reading The DAP National Estates Sub-Committee – the conscience and champion of Malaysian estate workers

DAP warns of growing labour unrest in Malaysia

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when addressing DAP members in Klang at a meeting of Klang Branch on Sunday, 19th March 1972 at 7 p.m. at the end of a two-day tour of Kampong Java, Sementa and Bukit Raja constituencies to see for himself the constituency and party work in the areas concerned

DAP warns of growing labour unrest in Malaysia

There has growing labour unrest throughout the country in recent months. This is evidence of the mounting discontent and unrest of the workers against the anti-labour laws in the country which deny them the right to democratically and peacefully fight for the betterment of labour interests in Malaysia. Continue reading DAP warns of growing labour unrest in Malaysia

DAP calls for special department to look after the fate of 500000 estate workers and their dependents retrenched by estates

Adjournment Speech by Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang in the Dewan Ra’ayat on Thursday, 3rd February 1972

DAP calls for special department to look after the fate of 500000 estate workers and their dependents retrenched by estates

In the last ten years, about 100000 workers were retrenched from the rubber estates, constituting nearly 30 per cent of the total account, about 500000 are involved.

The yearly retrenchment of 10000 rubber estate workers is a very grave problem in Malaysia, as the majority of them will not be able to find alternative means of employment with the already very high rate of unemployment in the country. Continue reading DAP calls for special department to look after the fate of 500000 estate workers and their dependents retrenched by estates

Call for Special Scheme to help kampong people and tappers hit by collapsing rubber price

Speech by DAP Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Ra’ayat in the Committee stage debate on the Ministry of Commerce and Industry allocations under the 1972 Development Estimates on 16th December 1971

Call for Special Scheme to help kampong people and tappers hit by collapsing rubber price

The price of rubber has been hitting the rock bottom for the most part of this year, creating great hardships to the kampong people, new villagers, tappers, workers, hawkers and the people all round.

The fate of the kampong people and the new villagers is even worse off than the prices quoted on the market. Continue reading Call for Special Scheme to help kampong people and tappers hit by collapsing rubber price