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| Richard Riot presenting his speech |
KOTA KINABALU: Trade Union leaders can shoulder the responsibility vested by Trade
Unions and the Government to be transformation agents for all its members.
This is where the
tripartite concept involving the employee, the employer and the government
becomes central in efforts to maintain harmonious
relations between employer and employee
to establish healthy investment atmosphere.
In this regard,
Human Resources Minister Dato’ Sri Richard Riot said his
Ministry constantly prepared
transformation and development programmes in an effort to further enhance the
harmonious and condusive industrial realtions to develop productive human
resources.
Richard Riot was
speaking during his opening speech of the Seminar on Trade Union Training on
Leadership and Reconteur (TUTELAR) at Magellen Sutera Resort this afternoon.
The seminar is
attended by 200 participants representing
40 Trade Unions all over Sabah.
The Minister said
it is government’s wish to create human capital which is knowledgeable and able
to think.
“ As such workers
should sharpen their knowledge and skills through reskilling, multiskilling and
upskilling. Many training opportunities have been designed to produce workers who are self- confident and able to
assist the employers to compete in local and international markets,” he said.
Richard said the
role played by Trade Unionists today remains very big and challenging.
“ The often
negative perception that Trade Unions are “forcing agents” should be discarted.
Their leadership today should be
transformed to regard the present Trade Unions
as supporters, partners and suppliers. As a medium between the employer
and the employee, the leaders should sharpen their communicative skills to
channell the members immediately and effectively the decisions that are taken,”
he added.
He also said the
Minimum Retirement Age 2012 effective
1st July, 2013 introduced for the private sector, had benefitted 7.8 million workers.
“ Extension of
retirement age would benefit workers to generate more income and savings for
the retirement age,”.
Richard
said although the government decided to implement the Act on 1st July, 2013, it
has been postponed to 31st December 2013 upon the request of the
employers.-/PENERANGAN
RS/AJ
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