If you are an employee expecting a baby – whether or not you earn over RM2,000 – rest assured you will still be entitled to maternity leave and allowance. In the last 2021 Parliament sitting, the government tabled a Bill…
Berikutan kejadian banjir yang melanda di beberapa buah negeri seperti Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, dan Pahang dan telah melibatkan ramai yang kehilangan tempat tinggal, harta dan aset, terdapat kekhawatiran akan meningkatnya kes keganasan terhadap wanita dan kanak-kanak perempuan (VAWG)…
Press Statement For Immediate Release The Rakyat Needs A Survivor-Centric Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill The Anti-Sexual Harassment (SH) Bill was tabled in Parliament for its first reading today, with its second reading expected to take place anytime soon. The Rakyat has…
Kami mengambil maklum pembentangan Rang Undang-Undang untuk meminda Akta Kerja 1955 seperti yang diumumkan di Parlimen pada 25 October 2021. Walaupun beberapa pembaharuan positif telah dimasukkan, namun RUU ini tidak merangkumi banyak perkara. Kami mengusulkan kegusaran dan cadangan seperti berikut…
We note the tabling of the Bill to amend the Employment Act 1955 as announced in parliament on 25th October 2021. While some positive reforms have been included, the Bill falls short of in many areas. We highlight the following…
Pertubuhan Pertolongan Wanita (WAO) mengalu-alukan komitmen dari kerajaan untuk menjadikan menghendap (stalking) sebagai satu jenayah, dan akan membentangkan kertas dasar di Kabinet tahun ini. Pengumuman ini dibuat oleh Datuk Wira Mas Ermieyati, de-facto Timbalan Menteri Undang-Undang, dalam satu mesyuarat bersama…
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) welcomes the government’s commitment to make stalking a crime, and to table the policy paper in Cabinet this year. This announcement was made by Datuk Wira Mas Ermieyati, de-facto Deputy Minister of Law, in a meeting…
#JenayahkanMenghendap #MakeStalkingACrime MEMORANDUM OLEH 51 NGO KEPADA: MENTERI & TIMB. MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI (PARLIMEN & UNDANG-UNDANG) Y.B. DATO SRI DR WAN JUNAIDI BIN TUANKU JAAFAR Y.B. DATUK WIRA MAS ERMIEYATI BINTI SAMSUDIN 21 OKTOBER 2021 “Dia mengekori saya…
Press Release – 17 September 2021 Malaysia needs the Sexual Harassment Bill. Why? Firstly, sexual harassment is harmful to individuals and society. Secondly, sexual harassment is prevalent in Malaysia. Thirdly, existing laws – including employment laws – are inadequate to…
Happy Malaysia Day, In rebuilding Malaysia after the pandemic, Budget 2022 must focus on resilient recovery through a gender sensitive approach. This Malaysia Day, Women’s Aid Organisation calls upon the government and the Ministry of Finance in particular to ensure…
