by Blake Chen December 3, 2015 Source : Free Malaysia Today
KUALA LUMPUR: Klang MP Charles Santiago has said he intends to send a letter to the Attorney-General’s Chambers in regard to the power the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) has put in the hands of foreign corporations who would have the legal right to sue the government if they so wished.
Speaking at a press conference in Parliament today, Santiago explained that the most “controversial” chapter among the thirty contained in the agreement was the one on investments.
“This chapter explains that it allows foreign corporations to sue the government, challenge Parliamentary decisions and decisions made in courts in the federal and high court level.
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Saturday, 28 November 2015
Expect US to keep close watch on M'sia over TPPA
by Koh Jun Lin Published 28 Nov 2015 Source : Malaysiakini
United States will be expected to scrutinise Malaysian laws to see
whether the country has held up its end of the bargain in the
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).
When that happens, according to Klang MP Charles Santiago, Malaysia's claims that it only needs to provide five years of data exclusivity for biologics will not hold water.
“As part of the requirement by the US Congress to accept a free trade agreement, there is something called a certification process.
When that happens, according to Klang MP Charles Santiago, Malaysia's claims that it only needs to provide five years of data exclusivity for biologics will not hold water.
“As part of the requirement by the US Congress to accept a free trade agreement, there is something called a certification process.
A bleak future awaits workers under TPPA, warns MP
by Koh Jun Lin Published 28 Nov 2015 Source : Malaysiakini
Subcontracted and outsourced labourers with no job security nor benefits will become more widespread in Malaysia under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), warned Klang MP Charles Santiago.
Presently, he said, Malaysian law allows only the plantation sector to hire such workers, although it is also prevalent in other sectors, despite it being illegal.
However, with Malaysia signing a TPPA side agreement with the United States, this will allow all sectors of the Malaysian economy to hire outsourced labour.
Subcontracted and outsourced labourers with no job security nor benefits will become more widespread in Malaysia under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), warned Klang MP Charles Santiago.
Presently, he said, Malaysian law allows only the plantation sector to hire such workers, although it is also prevalent in other sectors, despite it being illegal.
However, with Malaysia signing a TPPA side agreement with the United States, this will allow all sectors of the Malaysian economy to hire outsourced labour.
Friday, 27 November 2015
DAP claims TPP side deal will risk job security for blue- and white-collar workers in Malaysia
November 27, 2015 Source : The Malay Mail Online
PETALING JAYA, Nov 27 — The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) side
agreement on labour between Malaysia and the US will expose factory and
even office workers to job insecurity as it will legalise labour
outsourcing and subcontracting, a DAP lawmaker said today.
Klang MP Charles Santiago from the DAP said workers who are outsourced and subcontracted, which is currently legal only in the plantation sector but practised widely in factories across sectors, do not have security of tenure nor social protections like the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Socso.
“Subcontracting and outsourcing sets a dangerous precedent,” Santiago told a press briefing here.
Klang MP Charles Santiago from the DAP said workers who are outsourced and subcontracted, which is currently legal only in the plantation sector but practised widely in factories across sectors, do not have security of tenure nor social protections like the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Socso.
“Subcontracting and outsourcing sets a dangerous precedent,” Santiago told a press briefing here.
Worker protections under TPPA just window dressing, says opposition MP
November 27, 2015 From : HAKAM Originally from : The Malaysian Insider
Worker protections in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) actually amount to nothing, an opposition lawmaker said, as Putrajaya seeks to play up these widely lauded aspects of the contentious pact.
Klang MP Charles Santiago said a big reason for this is because the TPPA would legalise labour sub-contractors and out-sourcing companies, which are notorious for the way they treat workers.
In fact, legally, the Malaysian government currently does not allow labour contracting except in the plantation sector due to problems in how they operate and treat workers.
Worker protections in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) actually amount to nothing, an opposition lawmaker said, as Putrajaya seeks to play up these widely lauded aspects of the contentious pact.
Klang MP Charles Santiago said a big reason for this is because the TPPA would legalise labour sub-contractors and out-sourcing companies, which are notorious for the way they treat workers.
In fact, legally, the Malaysian government currently does not allow labour contracting except in the plantation sector due to problems in how they operate and treat workers.
Drug prices won’t rise? Rubbish, says Klang MP
by Sheith Khidhir Bin Abu Bakar November 27, 2015 Source : Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: Klang MP Charles Santiago today censured a senior official of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) for claiming that medicine prices will not go up when the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) comes into force.
Reacting to a statement made yesterday by J Jayasiri, MITI’s Deputy Director-General for Strategy and Monitoring, Santiago said prices would remain high as long as protection was in place.
“Protection means that there will be a form of monopoly,” he told FMT. He cited the case of Jordan, where he said prices went up 17 per cent after protection was put in place.
PETALING JAYA: Klang MP Charles Santiago today censured a senior official of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) for claiming that medicine prices will not go up when the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) comes into force.
Reacting to a statement made yesterday by J Jayasiri, MITI’s Deputy Director-General for Strategy and Monitoring, Santiago said prices would remain high as long as protection was in place.
“Protection means that there will be a form of monopoly,” he told FMT. He cited the case of Jordan, where he said prices went up 17 per cent after protection was put in place.
Saturday, 21 November 2015
US-China battle for Asean - where do we stand?
by Koh Jun Lin Published 21 Nov 2015 Source : Malaysiakini
While Malaysia plays to both sides as the United States and China
jockey for influence in the Asean region, Klang MP Charles Santiago
warned that Malaysia will not be able to keep this up forever.
Charles said China has not has not been sitting idly while the US tried to solidify its influence through the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), but instead has been bankrolling projects around the Asean region, including in Malaysia.
This can be expected to intensify next year, he said, if Malaysia’s economy grows weaker and the government is forced to cut its budget further.
Charles said China has not has not been sitting idly while the US tried to solidify its influence through the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), but instead has been bankrolling projects around the Asean region, including in Malaysia.
This can be expected to intensify next year, he said, if Malaysia’s economy grows weaker and the government is forced to cut its budget further.
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