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Expedite Amendments Of Employment Act To Protect Women

05 Nov 2019267 Views0

MACSA repeats its past demands for the Government to materialize its pledge for greater protection towards the employees in private sectors. It is pertinent now more than ever considering the acknowledgement by the Ministry of Human Resource that there is a huge gap within our laws, which has failed to provide the necessary protection for pregnant women seeking employment. Amend the Employment Act 1955 The promise for a comprehensive amendment to our Employment Act 1955 [Act 265] must be honored and addressed by the Government to ensure that women are neither discriminated by reason of their marital status nor for their religious belief nor for their ethnicities. The Malaysian Government has taken a bold move in declaring its commitment for inclusivity but this means nothing if women

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Demand for Tahfiz Schools – Hajah Asral Widad Ahmad Asnawi

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04 Oct 2018314 Views0

I am a mother of seven children, five boys and two girls. Two of my children are huffaz, which means that they have completed memorization of the entire Qur’an and one is in progress of memorization. My three youngest children are being trained in Raudhatul Huffaz, a non-governmental tahfiz and tuition organization I founded in 2014. Raudhatul Huffaz currently has 53 branches nationwide including rural Sabah and Sarawak, catering to more than 987 primary level students per year. 50% of the total students are funded by the surplus income of Raudhatul Huffaz. Raudhatul Huffaz was set up with the objective of producing future leaders inculcated with the culture of excellence and love for the Noble Qur’an. We aim to inspire children to achieve high standards, emulating the intellectual gian...

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Menangani Masalah Diskriminasi Agama dan Gangguan Seksual di Kalangan Wanita di Tempat Kerja

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31 Mar 2018322 Views0

TERJEMAHAN Penglibatan wanita dalam sektor pekerjaan negara telah meningkat dari 5.72 juta dalam suku kedua tahun 2017 kepada 5.76 juta dalam suku ketiga tahun yang sama, seperti yang dinyatakan oleh Ketua Perangkawan, Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. Kadar penyertaan wanita dalam tenaga kerja di Malaysia adalah 54.3% pada tahun sebelumnya. Trend terkini menunjukkan kadar ini akan semakin meningkat dari tahun ke tahun. Peningkatan penglibatan wanita di sektor pekerjaan ini memerlukan perhatian yang serius dari pimpinan dan pembuat dasar, terutama sejak akhir-akhir ini dimana terdapat aduan tentang amalan diskriminasi dan gangguan seksual terhadap wanita di tempat kerja. Pertubuhan Ikatan Wanita Antarabangsa bagi Institusi Keluarga dan Pendidikan Berkua

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Addressing Religious Discrimination And Sexual Harassments Against Working Women

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31 Mar 2018265 Views0

Women’s participation in the national workforce has increased from 5.72 million in the second quarter of 2017 to 5.76 million in the third quarter in the same year according to Chief Statistician of the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. The female labour force participation rate for Malaysia was 54.3% the year before. Current trends indicate that the participation of women in the national workforce are set to rise even further. The rising number of women in Malaysian workforce requires considerable attention from management and policymakers, especially of late when there have been reports on discriminatory practices as well as sexual harassment occurring at the workplace. The International Women's Alliance for Family Institution and Quality Ed...