CUEPACS TO SUBMIT 11TH MALAYSIA PLAN WISH LIST TO GOVEMENT

Malaysia Insider
13 May 2015 10:41 PM

The
Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services
(Cuepacs) will submit five points to the government for consideration in
the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP).

Its president Azih Muda (pic) said the five points, with regards to
fairness and equality for lower income civil servants, pertained to
welfare, health, housing, cost of living, and incentives including
allowances.

He said in the aspect of welfare, Cuepacs wanted the government to
provide adequate insurance, not only for police and army personnel, but
also other uniformed staff who similarly had to face daunting challenges
in their jobs.

"In the five years leading to 2020, many civil servants are still
struggling against the high cost of living," he told reporters after
addressing more than 3,000 civil servants at a rally to mark Labour Day
2015 in Kota Kinabalu today.He also said the government must ensure that the cost of houses for the target group must not go up drastically.

"Civil servants who are earning RM3,000 and below cannot afford to buy a
house that costs RM180,000. If they do, they will not have enough money
for other necessities."What we want is for the government to consider building homes that cost RM130,000 and below," he said.

He also pointed out that incentives for the public sector, including
housing, regional and other allowances had not been reviewed for 13
years to correspond to the increase in living expenses, such as house
rent.

Also present at the event was Sabah federal secretary Datuk Borhan Dolah. – Bernama, May 13, 2015.