Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Earlier, NUPW tried their luck with Fong Chan On. Now its Dr S.Subramaniam they want to meet. Having COLA (Cost of Living Allowance) would certainly help, but what would happen when the prices of the commodities go down?
NUPW seeks help with Cola
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW) wants Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam to intervene in its demand for cost of living allowance (Cola) for its members in view of the high cost of goods and services. Its secretary-general, Datuk G. Sankaran, said it was the only way some kind of resolution could be reached between the union and the Malayan Agricultural Producers Association (Mapa) over the matter.
He said in a statement yesterday that plantation workers, burdened by the rise in prices, needed Cola but Mapa had refused despite making high profits on plantation produce such as rubber and palm oil,
The union would seek an appointment with Dr Subramaniam over the matter as a meeting with the director-general of the ministry’s industrial relations department before the general election bore no results.
He said the NUPW wanted an assurance that promises made by political parties on improving the lives of plantation workers were honoured through the payment of Cola. – Bernama
